Chicken Strips with Miniature Corn-on-the-Cob
From: Marie-Eve, Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
Servings: 4
IngredientsPreparation
  • 1 2/3-pounds [750-g] chicken thighs, skinned and boned
  • 15 ounces [425 mL] canned miniature corn-on-the-cob, drained
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] oil
  • 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 2 tiny, fresh hot red peppers, thinly sliced
  • 1 onion, minced
  • 1 red bell pepper, sliced
  • 10 broccoli flowerets
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] fish sauce [found in Oriental grocery stores]
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] light soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] freshly grated ginger
  • Cut chicken meat into thin strips; half corn-on-the-cob lengthwise and reserve.
  • Into a wok, heat 1 tablespoon [15 mL] oil; add garlic and hot red pepper slices.
  • Stir-fry until almost brown, then remove from wok; reserve.
  • To wok, add reserved chicken strips, a little at a time; brown until tender.
  • Remove chicken strips from wok.
  • Pour remaining 1 tablespoon [15 mL] oil into wok; stir-fry onion and red bell pepper for 1 minute.
  • Add reserved chicken strips and corn-on-the-cob halves, broccoli flowerets, fish sauce, soy sauce and grated ginger.
  • Stir-fry until really hot.
  • Transfer chicken mixture onto a serving plate.
  • Decorate with reserved garlic and hot red peppper slices.