Chicken Stir-Fry with Sugar Snap Peas & Sticky Sweet Sauce

This dish is all about layering flavors. If sugar snap peas aren't in season, green beans or broccoli will sub just fine in this easy chicken stir-fry. Be sure to leave enough room in the pan to let the chicken sear.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon white miso paste
  • 1 teaspoon chile sauce
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil, divided
  • 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • 1 cup onion, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 1 pound sugar snap peas, trimmed
  • 1/3 cup mirin (or white wine plus 1 teaspoon sugar)
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro

Instructions

  • Mix together first 4 ingredients in a small bowl, and set aside.
  • Heat a large skillet (not nonstick) over high heat, and swirl in 1 tablespoon oil. Toss in half the chicken and a pinch of salt and pepper, and brown on all sides, about 4-5 minutes total. Transfer to a large bowl. Swirl in a half-tablespoon oil, and brown the remaining chicken with another pinch of salt and pepper, then add to the chicken in the bowl.
  • Swirl in the remaining oil, and saute the onion and garlic for 1 minute, until fragrant. Add the sugar snap peas to the pan, and toss well. Stir-fry for 5-7 minutes, until peas are seared in places, but not yet tender. Pour in mirin, and scrape up bits stuck to the bottom of the pan. Cook for 2 minutes, until liquid has almost completely evaporated.
  • Add chicken back to the pan, and toss with peas. Stir in sauce, and cook for 2 minutes, stirring and flipping frequently, until sauce has thickened slightly and lightly coats the chicken and vegetables.
  • Serve sprinkled with cilantro.
Servings: 4
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