Coconut Lime Chicken and Broccoli at home
- Yield 4
- Prep 15 minutes
- Cook 15 minutes
- Total 30 minutes
Coconut Lime Chicken and Broccoli at home is a chicken recipe on Avoteb. The yield on the card is 4. Plan on 30 minutes from start to plate. The amounts and the method are both on this page.
Ingredients
Yield: 4 servings
- 1 3/4 cups (14 ounces) full-fat coconut milk*
- 1/2 cup chicken stock
- 2 to 4 tablespoons freshly-squeezed lime juice*
- 2 tablespoons honey*
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger*
- (optional) 1 stalk lemongrass, peeled and grated (see note below*)
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, thinly sliced into bite-sized pieces
- fine sea salt and freshly-cracked black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced with white and green green parts separated
- 3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
- 3 cups broccoli florets*
- toppings: lots of chopped fresh cilantro, optional thinly-sliced Thai bird chiles for heat
Method
Make the coconut lime sauce: In a medium bowl, whisk together the coconut milk, chicken stock, lime juice, sugar, cornstarch, grated ginger and grated lemongrass until combined. Keep nearby until ready to use.
Leave the chicken. Salt the chicken with a few generous pinches of salt and pepper. Warm 1 tablespoon oil over medium-a hot burner in a large sauté pan. Tip in the chicken and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring and flipping occasionally, until cooked through. Move the chicken to a clean plate and keep nearby.
Leave the sauce. Tip in the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil to the sauté pan. Tip in the white parts of the scallions and garlic and sauté for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Tip in the sauce mixture and whisk to combine. Let the sauce continue cooking until it reaches a let it bubble gently.
Put everything together. Tip in the broccoli to the sauce and gently toss for 1 minute until it is completely coated. Tip in in the chicken and toss until combined. Lift from heat.
Salt Taste and season the dish with extra salt, pepper, lime juice and/or sugar if needed.
Plate Plate warm over rice or noodles, garnished with lots of fresh cilantro and the dark parts of the green onions, plus a few sliced chiles if you would like to add some heat. Enjoy!
