Tarragon Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
| 2 whole medium chicken breasts (1 1/2 pounds total), skinned and boned | ||
| Cold water | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Dry white wine | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cornstarch | 4 Teaspoon | |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons instant chicken bouillon granules | ||
| Dried tarragon | 1 Teaspoon, crushed | |
| Lemon juice | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Cooking oil | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Broccoli | 1/2 pound | |
| 5 green onions, bias-sliced into 1-inch lengths (1 cup) | ||
| Sweet red pepper | 1 Medium, cut into pieces | |
Directions
Cut chicken into 1-inch pieces.
For sauce, stir together water, wine, cornstarch, bouillon granules, tarragon, and lemon juice.
Set aside.
Preheat a wok or large skillet over high heat; add cooking oil.
(Add more oil as necessary during cooking.) Stir-fry broccoli in hot oil for 1 1/2 minutes.
Add green onions and pepper pieces; stir-fry about 1 1/2 minutes or till vegetables are crisp-tender.
Remove vegetables from the wok.
Add half of the chicken to the hot wok or skillet.
Stir-fry about 3 minutes or till done.
Remove chicken.
Stir-fry remaining chicken about 3 minutes.
Return all chicken to the wok.
Push from center of the wok.
Stir sauce; add to center of the wok or skillet.
Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.
Cook and stir for 2 minutes more.
Return vegetables to the wok or skillet; stir ingredients together to coat with sauce.
Cook and stir for 1 minute.
Serve immediately.
For sauce, stir together water, wine, cornstarch, bouillon granules, tarragon, and lemon juice.
Set aside.
Preheat a wok or large skillet over high heat; add cooking oil.
(Add more oil as necessary during cooking.) Stir-fry broccoli in hot oil for 1 1/2 minutes.
Add green onions and pepper pieces; stir-fry about 1 1/2 minutes or till vegetables are crisp-tender.
Remove vegetables from the wok.
Add half of the chicken to the hot wok or skillet.
Stir-fry about 3 minutes or till done.
Remove chicken.
Stir-fry remaining chicken about 3 minutes.
Return all chicken to the wok.
Push from center of the wok.
Stir sauce; add to center of the wok or skillet.
Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.
Cook and stir for 2 minutes more.
Return vegetables to the wok or skillet; stir ingredients together to coat with sauce.
Cook and stir for 1 minute.
Serve immediately.
Chef
