Quick & Easy String Bean Chicken
Tender chicken stir fried with string beans in a delicious brown sauce! This quick and easy string bean chicken is ready in 30 minutes and it's restaurant quality! A tasty main dish that is great for all the chicken and green bean lovers. This pairs best with steamed rice.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 9 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 lb skinless boneless chicken breast (sliced against the grain into 1/4-thick pieces)
- 1 lb string beans (ends trimmed & cut into 2-inch-long pieces (or sub w/ frozen green beans))
- 1/3 cup water (to cook the string beans)
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
- 3 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp cornstarch (or tapioca starch / potato starch)
- 1 tsp regular soy sauce (or light soy sauce)
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
- 1/2 cup chicken broth (low sodium)
- 1 tbsp regular soy sauce (or light soy sauce)
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce (or vegetarian stir fry sauce)
- 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp cornstarch (or tapioca starch / potato starch)
- 2 tsp white granulated sugar (or cane sugar)
- 2 tsp Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry wine / chicken stock)
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 3 garlic cloves (minced)
Instructions
- 1
In a large bowl, marinate sliced chicken breast with the marinade ingredients as listed above. Marinate for 15 minutes.
- 2
In a small bowl, combine the sauce ingredients as listed above and set aside.
- 3
Heat 1 tbsp or 15 ml vegetable oil in a large pan on medium-high heat, cook marinated chicken until cooked through. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- 4
Add remaining vegetable oil into the pan followed by string beans and 1/3 cup or 80 ml of water. Toss for 10 seconds. Then cover and steam until all the water has evaporated and the string beans taste tender, about 3-4 minutes. If not tender yet, add 2 tablespoons or 30 ml of water and continue steaming until they are.
- 5
Pour in the stir-fry sauce and simmer to thicken.
- 6
Then toss in the cooked chicken until coated in sauce, about 10 seconds. Remove off heat. Serve and enjoy!