Could it be? Chicken and Broccoli in Brown Sauce That's Tastes Like Takeout!?!

So I love Chinese food and as a single gal living in the suburbs, I don't order enough to qualify for free delivery and sometimes, I just don't feel like picking food up. I've struggled to make Chinese food taste like my favorite local spots, until I came up with this recipe. The recipe is a modified version of one of my favorite recipe creators, Kittencal on food.com. Here's the recipe that inspired my chicken in brown sauce. Of course, since there's oyster sauce and sweet chili sauce, who knows how authentic it is or if it's really brown sauce but whatever, it's delicious and tastes like take-out. So, grab chop sticks or a fork and dig in! Oh this would be perfect with white rice or noodles. I make mine minus the extra carbs but a few grains of rice never hurt anyone.

TIPS:

• If you don't have Thai Chili Sauce, omit. It'll be fine without it!
• No honey? Use brown sugar instead.
• No oyster sauce? Increase the brown sugar to 4 T and follow Kittencal's recipe. 
• Reducing meat intake? Substitute baked tofu for chicken.
• This doesn't freeze well.

THE RECIPE:

Stir Fry Ingredients:
2 small broccoli florets cut into bite sized pieces
1 c water
2 thinly sliced chicken breasts (1/2 pound), cut into strips about 1/2 inch wide 

The Sauce:
1/2 c of cold water
2 T cornstarch
2 T oyster sauce
2 T honey
1/4 c low sodium soy sauce
1/4 c water
1/2 t ginger powder
1/2 t garlic powder
1 t sesame oil
1 t seasoned rice vinegar
1 t Thai chili sauce

• In a small bowl, combine oyster sauce, honey, soy sauce, 1/4 c water, ginger powder, garlic powder, sesame oil, rice vinegar and chili sauce. (Reserve most for sauce, use 2 T to marinate chicken.)

The Stir Fry:

Take 2 T of sauce and combine with the thinly sliced chicken breasts. Let sit. In a large skillet or wok, add broccoli florets and water. Bring water to a boil, cover and cook until crisp-tender (5 minutes). Drain. In the same skillet on high heat, add some canola oil or sesame oil (2 t), drain chicken from marinade and add to skillet. Brown on both sides (5 minutes). Add broccoli and toss chicken and broccoli together. Stir 1/2 c cold water and cornstarch into the remaining sauce. Pour into skillet and let simmer until thickened (3-5 minutes). Serve with rice or without. Yummy!