I came home from work tonight hungry for something tasty yet (mostly) healthy and was trying to stick with what I had on hand in the fridge. I came up with the following (with a little help from my Chinese cook book). Before I forget how I made it, here’s what I did.

Ingredients

• 2 skinless chicken breasts
• 2 large stems broccoli
• 1 onion
• 4 tbs soy sauce
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• 3 tsp cornstarch
• 2 tsp canola oil
• 1 or 2 tbs brandy
• pinch sugar
• pinch kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp ground chili piquin
• 1 serrano chili

Cut the chicken breasts into inch long slices more or less bite sized. Make the marinade for the chicken by mixing the soy sauce, brown sugar, corn starch, and oil (this was from my Chinese cook book). Combine with the cut up chicken and set aside for at least 30 minutes.

Cut the broccoli into flowerets. Cut the onion into bite size slices. Dice the serrano.

Heat a skillet to medium hot (it’s supposed to hot enough to make a drop of water evaporate immediately), add about 3 tbs of oil. When the oil is hot, toss in the broccoli and stir fry for 30 seconds or so. Sprinkle with a pinch or two of kosher salt and sugar, stir around for another minute then remove it from the skillet and cover it to keep it warn.

Throw the onions and serrano in the skillet and cook until tender. Add the brandy and the broccoli to the onions and heat for another minute. Remove from the skillet and cover to keep warm.

Heat the skillet up to medium hot again, add a little oil and the ground chili piquin, then add the chicken and marinade. Stir fry until cooked through.

Serve chicken and broccoli together with steamed rice.