Chicken & Vegetable Stir Fry
Chicken & Vegetable Stir Fry with a perfectly Poached Egg on top.
Making stir fry can be very challenging. With all the ingredients involved in the meal, it is very easy to over cook one component and undercook the other. I personally always aim high and over cook ALL of the ingredients and end up eating a soggy unsatisfying dish, that was pre-Joey era of course. After watching, Joey whip up this meal I have come to the conclusion that making stir fry is truly a SCIENCE!
Not only is the cooking method important, but the quality of ingredients you choose to use is crucial to maximizing the flavor in this dish. I highly recommend using organic vegetable. Not only is it better for you (no chemicals or preservatives), but the enhanced flavor and increased nutritional value of organic veggies are worth it alone. For this recipe, we used some of our fresh organic spring onions, green macerata cauliflower, and heirloom rainbow carrots from the garden.
Spring Onions
Green Macerata Cauliflower
Rainbow Carrots
From the grocery store we used, orange bell pepper, crimini mushrooms, ginger, garlic, and celery (all organic, of course).
For the sauce we used, Pure Sesame Oil, Bragg’s Liquid Aminos, and Organic Soy Sauce. You may also need an egg, if desired. We chose to top our stir fry with a poached egg. We sprinkled black and white sesame seeds on top as well.
Watch this video to learn step-by-step how to make this healthy, colorful, and savory garden to table dish. In this video Joey will also teach you how to cut like a professional, easily skin and cut ginger, and poach the perfect egg using the traditional technique!
Click on the picture above to learn step-by-step how to make the perfect stir fry.
“If I could describe this dish in one word it would be…..DELIGHTFUL! This is a perfect example of a science experiment gone right! The combination of perfectly cooked veggies, rice, and chicken topped with a creamy poached egg make this dish simply delightful!”
Chicken & Veggie Stir Fry topped with a Poached Egg
Ingredients
- 8oz Chicken Thigh (or Breast), shredded
- 2 Whole Eggs (1 egg per person)
- 8oz Brown Rice, cooked (we use the frozen packs from Trader Joes for this quick meal, but any type of grain works too)
- 4oz Orange Bell Pepper, cut into julienne strips
- 2oz Heirloom Rainbow Carrots, cut into julienne strips
- 8oz Green Cauliflower, florets
- 8oz Mushrooms, cut into quarters
- 3oz Celery, cut on a bias
- 2oz Garlic, minced
- 1oz Ginger, minced
- 1oz White Wine Vinegar
- 2oz Pure Sesame Oil
- 2oz Liquid Amino Acids
- 2oz Organic Soy Sauce
- 1oz Sesame Seeds (for garnish)
- 2oz Green Onion, cut on a bias, placed in ice water (for garnish)
Instructions
- Before you begin, fill a pot with water and salt and bring it to a boil for blanching the vegetables.
- Keeping them separated, cut and prepare all the vegetables as described above.
- Separately, blanch the orange bell pepper, heirloom baby carrots, green cauliflower, and celery in salted water. Vegetables should be cooked but still have a crunchy bite to them. Shock in ice water to stop the cooking process.
- Discard the blanching water and refill with fresh water for poaching the eggs and bring to a simmer.
- Heat up sauté pan on high with the sesame oil, then add the garlic and ginger, cook till golden brown and aromatic.
- Add the mushrooms and sauté until soft. Then add the rest of the vegetables (celery, carrots, cauliflower) and sauté for about 30 seconds. Now add the shredded chicken and brown rice, and sauté for about 3-5 minutes (until warm). Add the liquid amino acids and soy sauce and sauté for another 2 minutes.
- For the eggs, add the white wine vinegar to the simmering water. Create a vortex in the water with a slotted spoon, and drop your cracked egg into the center. Cooking time for the eggs is up to you, but for firm whites and a gooey runny yolk, it should take about 3 minutes. Remove from the water with a slotted spoon and set aside for plating.
- Serve stir fry in a dinner plate or bowl, making divot in the center to place the egg. Place poached egg on top of the stir fry, and garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.