Easy Skillet Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry

Directions

1. 1
   Make the sauce: in medium bowl whisk together the water and cornstarch until smooth.
2. 2
   Whisk in the remaining all sauce ingredients (soy sauce, brown sugar, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame seed oil). Set aside.
3. 3
   Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
4. 4
   Add 1 Tablespoon of oil to the pan then add the chicken. Sear until cooked though and all sides are golden.
5. 5
   Remove the chicken from the pan.
6. 6
   Add 2 Tablespoons of oil, onion, garlic and ginger into the same pan the chicken was cooked in. Cook until soft and translucent.
7. 7
   Add broccoli and cook until broccoli is tender, stirring constantly (if you like your broccoli soft, add about 1/4 cup of water to the broccoli while it cooks - it should be absorbed and evaporated off by the time the broccoli is soft).
8. 8
   Add the chicken back into the pan with the broccoli.
9. 9
   Stir the sauce one more time to make sure the cornstarch is incorporated, then pour the sauce over the chicken and broccoli.
10. 10
    Heat the sauce to a strong simmer. Cook for about 1-2 minutes to thicken the sauce, stirring occasionally to make sure all chicken and broccoli is coated with sauce.
11. 11
    Serve warm over rice or noodles if desired.