Showing posts with label brown rice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label brown rice. Show all posts

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Tonight is Sesame Chicken with Broccoli and Brown Rice Night

This is a great meal for company as it smells good and looks good. We used to order Chinese delivery at least once a week but as I try to cook at home more and no one delivers in this town I found this. It smells just like our favorite sesame chicken takeout but I used sweet rice that adds to the sweet flavor of the dish. I used bulk rice from Whole Foods that still has the outer hull. This had a nice flavor and even the kids liked the chicken.

Sesame Chicken with Broccoli and Brown Sweet Rice

1 cup organic brown rice
6 tablespoons local honey
4 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted till slightly golen
4 tablespoons soy sauce
3 organic garlic clove, minced
2 large free range egg whites
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 1/2 pounds boneless/skinless organic free range chicken breasts, cut into 1 1/2"chunks
salt and fresh ground black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 pounds organic broccoli, cut into large florets

Cook rice according to package instructions.
In a small bowl, whisk together honey, sesame seeds, soy sauce and garlic.
In a large bowl, whisk together egg whites and cornstarch.
Add chicken, season with salt and pepper and toss well to coat.In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high. Place half of the chicken into the skillet - cook, turning occasionally, until golden and cooked through, about 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate and repeat with remaining tablespoon oil and chicken. Place all of the chicken back into the skillet and pour in the honey sauce - toss well to coat and remove from the heat.Meanwhile, roast broccoli until crisp-tender, about 44 min.
Serve sesame chicken over the rice and broccoli.
Makes about 4 servings