With high nutritional value and low fat content, chicken breast is a healthy food that helps boost immunity and supports effective weight loss.
With this ingredient, you can make many dishes such as sweet and sour chicken breast, crispy fried chicken breast, grilled chicken breast salad, five-spice grilled chicken breast… In addition, you can also show off your cooking skills with this simple recipe for stir-fried chicken breast with pickled cabbage.
1. Ingredients for stir-fried chicken breast with cabbage
– Chicken breast: 300 grams
– Cabbage: 150 grams
– Ginger, garlic
– Dried chili: 2 fruits
– Cornstarch
– Coriander: 1 sprig
– Seasonings: 1 teaspoon ground pepper, 1 tablespoon cooking wine, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, salt
2. Steps to make stir-fried chicken breast with cabbage
Step 1: Prepare the ingredients
– After buying the chicken breast, wash it and cut it into small square pieces.
– If the cabbage is still long, cut it into small pieces.
– Peel and mince the garlic. Peel, wash and finely chop the ginger.
– Remove the stem of the dried chili and finely chop it.
– Remove the root and discard the wilted and discolored leaves of the coriander, then finely chop it.
Step 2: Marinate the chicken breast
– Put the chicken breast into a bowl, then add a tablespoon of cornstarch, ground pepper, 1 tablespoon cooking wine and a little salt.
– Use cooking utensils such as a spoon or chopsticks to mix well and marinate the chicken for about 15 minutes.
Step 3: Stir-fry the chicken breast with cabbage
– Place a pan on the stove, add a little cooking oil, then stir-fry the chicken breast until it starts to change color. Add minced garlic, chopped ginger, and dried chili and stir-fry together.
– Then, add soy sauce and stir-fry until the chicken is evenly coated with the seasonings and turns golden.
– Finally, add the finely chopped pickled cabbage and stir-fry together. Sprinkle some coriander on top. Stir-fry a few more times, then turn off the heat.
After cooking, stir-fried chicken breast with cabbage will have an extremely attractive color with the yellow-green color of cabbage and the red color of dried chili. When eating, you will feel the tender and sweet chicken breast combined with the crunchy pickled cabbage, delicious and flavorful. Stir-fried chicken breast with cabbage is best served with hot rice.
3. Notes for making stir-fried chicken breast with cabbage
– When buying chicken breast, choose pieces with a shiny surface and natural pink color. To check the quality of the meat, you can press your fingers on it. Good chicken breast is typically soft and elastic. It is recommended to buy chicken breast with less white tendons as they are higher in protein and lower in fat.
– Although chicken breast is delicious and good for health, it is not recommended to consume more than 200 grams per day as eating too much chicken breast continuously can have a significant impact on the digestive system, reduce absorption rate, and put a burden on the kidneys.