Chicken Bittergourd Stir-fry
This stir-fry contains chicken breast, bitter gourd, a bit of chili. With a combination of hoysin sauce and chicken broth that goes perfectly with rice. Chicken and Bittergourd stir-fry is ready in just 30 minutes making it an easy and quick weeknight dinner.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Marinating10 minutes mins
Total Time40 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese, Filipino
Keyword: bittergourd, chicken, stir-fry
Calories:
Author: Bebs Lott
- 2 pcs chicken breast cut in cubes
- 2 small bitter gourd (ampalaya) seeds removed and cut in strips
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tbsp ginger minced, half for marinating
- 1 tbsp cornstarch half for marinating
- 2 tbsp cooking oil half for marinating
- 2 tbsp garlic minced
- 3/8 cup water
- 1 pc chicken broth cube
- 1 pc red chili cut in small pieces
Marinating the chicken breast
In a bowl put the chicken breast cubes and add soy sauce, sugar, 1 tbsp. ginger, cornstarch and oil. Mix well and let sit for 10 minutes.
Preparing the pre-mixed sauce and thickening sauce
In a small bowl, dissolve the chicken cube in 1/4 cup water then add hoisin sauce and mix. (pre_mixed sauce)
With the remaining 1/8 cup of water, dissolve the 1 tsp cornstarch and set aside. (thickener)
Cooking the stir-fry.
In a wok, heat oil in high temperature. When the oil is hot enough, saute the garlic until fragrant. Then add the chicken breast and stir fry for 5 minutes.
When the meat is cooked, transfer in a plate and set aside. Using the same wok. Add a bit more oil if needed and saute the remaining 1 tbsp of ginger.
Put in the bitter gourd and stir for 2 minutes. Cover the wok and let simmer for 5 minutes. When the gourd is tender. Pour the pre-mix sauce, stir and simmer again for 5 minutes.
Mix the chicken breast with the gourd in the wok and stir for 2 minutes then cover to cook for 8 minutes.
Pour the thickening sauce and stir for 3 minutes. VOILA! serve while hot. Bon Appetit!
Serving: 0g | Carbohydrates: 0g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 0mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg