Do you want a quick sauce with wow factor? Delicious yet completely fitfam approved. This chicken vegtable sauce recipe is totally for you! I first prepared a variant of this sauce over 2 years ago, you can find that recipe here. This is an updated version with a lot more sauce. This sauce is pretty much magic especially if you are on a budget, you get to prepare a big batch with just a handful of ingredients . Lots of people tried this when I first posted it on Instagram with rave reviews, you definitely should as well.
Quick Chicken Vegetable sauce
Recipe Type: Main
Cuisine: Fusion
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Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons each ginger, garlic, white pepper & red pepper (all powder)
- 1 medium onion – Minced
- 2 bell pepper – chopped
- 4 cups peas & carrot
- 2 cups mushrooms – Optional
- 8-10 boneless/skinless chicken thighs – sliced
- 5 tablespoons cornstarch (substitute 6 tablespoons white flour)
- 4 tablespoons oil
- Salt – to taste
- 2 seasoning cubes (optional)
Instructions
- Combine spice powders. set aside
- Dissolve 5 tablespoon of cornstarch in 4 cups of water. Set aside .
- Season chicken with some salt and half of spice mix from step one. Set aside.
- Place a large pan on high heat. Heat up oil. Add in seasoned chicken, sear on all sides until golden (5-10 minutes)
- Add in chopped onions. Stir.
- Add in vegetables and leftover spice mix. Season with salt and maggi. Stir to combine
- Stir in cornstarch mixture . Cover and leave to simmer for 5 minutes.
- Sauce is ready. Serve over some rice or bulgur
Please is it the normal flour for baking that can be replaced with corn flour
Thanks for this recipe. My question is if I use potatoes, should I cook, and pound it or just cook it only? Apart from chicken, what other meat can I use? Thanks
This is what am makeing for the Christmas. Thanks for the post..
Good. Iam about to try it for my family. I prefer using potato, but how long do I cook it
Must the potatoes be bleaded
Thanks somuch for this recipe, totally tired of tomatoe stew…… I have a question tho….pls what forms the water in the sauce?…. I want to make a large batch so I’m a bit confused how to go about it….if I add chicken stock will it be too watery?…..and can I add cabbage to this recipe?
Yes you can add cabbage to it, You get the water from us chicken but u can still add water if it becomes too thick
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I am so happy to join this group. The vegetable sauce above has been in my mind to prepare , but how to go about was a problem. And I thank u so much for posting this
Can I add tomotoes and green pepper..but how?
Are you supposed to cook the meat before frying.
No. recipe uses soft chicken.
Thank you ma, can I replace the cornstarch with potatoes?
Yes you can
Hi Ronke..you must be a mind-reader! Here I am wondering what kind of sauce to make with my available ingredients and I check your website and find this!😊 Thank you so much for sharing!!! P.S. Can I increase the quantities for a large amount of sauce and add a substitute peas for green peppers? Don’t really like peas. Thanks so much again!
Haha, mind reader indeed. Yes, you can increase the quantity. You may use any vegetable you like in the sauce.
Can this sauce be served with fried potatoes
Can I just say a big thank you for this recipe. I literally woke up to ur website and went thru the recipes abs and I made the chicken vegetable sauce with white rice for lunch. It was too delicious. God Bless you.
This is very interesting
Thank you for the recipe
Greetings Ronke, can the corn starch be replaced with flour??
yes it can
What kind of potatoes can I use instead of cornstarch