Coated in a honey-and-soy marinade and served over quick stir-fried broccoli and ribbons of carrot, these Sticky Chicken Soy Skewers are flavoursome and fun to make. Children practise crushing garlic with a garlic press and threading firm chicken onto sticks, then coating and cooking the skewers until glossy and golden. Its everyday ingredients also open up a conversation about packaging – how much our food comes wrapped in, and how and why we might cut down on it. You will need cocktail sticks to make the skewers.
Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
2
Difficulty
Easy
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Ingredients
lemon ¼ (squeezed)
soy sauce 1 tbsp
honey 1 tbsp
garlic cloves 1 (crushed)
carrot 1 (peeled)
broccoli ¼ (chopped)
chicken breast 1 (cubed)
olive oil 4 tbsp
Method
Make the marinade
Juice the lemon, then add the juice to the soy sauce and honey in a small bowl and mix well.
Peel the garlic clove and crush into the soy saucemixture using a garlic press and mix well.
Prep the vegetables
Peel the carrot then use the swivel peeler to cut long ribbons of carrot.
Cut the broccoliflorets off the stem and split into small even pieces. Cut the top of the stalk into small pieces to use as well.
Make the chicken skewers
On a chopping board, cut each chicken breast in half lengthways, then each strip into 6 small even cubes.
Thread three chickencubes onto each cocktail stick and place into the soy saucemixture, turning each stick several times to ensure it is evenly coated.
Cook the chicken skewers
Warm half the olive oil in a frying pan or wok then lift the chickenskewers out of the soy mixture and place them into the pan.
Cook the chickenskewers for 10 mins turning frequently, until firm and cooked through. Using the tongs, lift the chickenskewers onto the serving plate.
Stir fry the vegetables
Add the rest of the oil to the pan and stir fry the broccoli for 3-4 mins.
Add the carrotribbons and stir fry for 1 minute, if it looks dry, you could add an extra tablespoon of oil.
Tip in the marinade and cook for a further minute until bubbling.
Serve
Serve the stir-fried vegetables topped with the chickenkebabs.
