Chicken Teriyaki Stirfry

I love stirfry. It was one of the first meals with vegetables that I learned to cook when I moved out of my mum’s house in university. It was one of the meals that I used to default to when it had been a busy day. There was always a jar of Kantong and rice in the cupboard, always a packet of veggies in the freezer – what else did I need, really?

One of the things I’m discovering as I cook more widely, and from more recipe books, is the wonderful variety of simple sauces I can make for stirfries without having to rely on the store bought, pre-made, full of calories and preservatives and salt, varieties. What a money saver!

This recipe was rather simple, it was just chicken, vegetables and noodles. I was meant to use a different type of noodle but with these noodle dishes, I tend to just use whatever I have left in my cupboard. I find rice noodles to be more slippery than egg noodles, but they still did the job.
For this recipe I used:

• A variety of vegetables – Chinese broccoli, bok choy, celery, capsicum, snowpeas, shallots
• 150g of chicken per person
• Sauce was a mix of ginger, soy sauce, Chinese cooking wine and honey
• Noodles – I used rice noodles when I first made this, but have also made it with rice and soba noodles.

Method:

1. Cook the chicken in  frypan
2. While chicken is cooking mix the sauces together in a separate bowl
3. Remove chicken from frypan once lightly cooked
4. Throw in chopped vegetables and stirfry until vegetables are at desired firmness (whether that's super crunchy or soft is up to you)
5. Toss chicken back in with sauces and vegetables
6. Prepare noodles/rice according to direction (if you are preparing rice you should've turned on the rice cooker a long time ago)
7. Serve with the carbs of your choice and enjoy

I personally love colourful cooking. If you have a bunch of Asian greens ready for a stirfry, that’s great but throw in a red capsicum! Don’t hold back, add a carrot or two. Happy eating is the best kind of eating, and what makes you happier than seeing a rainbow of fun on your plate?