Description
Moo Shu Chicken is a flavorful and healthy dish made with tender chicken strips, assorted vegetables, and a savory sauce. This recipe is paleo, whole30, and gluten-free, making it suitable for various dietary preferences.
Ingredients
Scale
For the chicken:
- ¾ lb chicken breasts, sliced into thin strips
- ¼ tsp coarse sea salt
- 1 tsp coconut aminos
- ½ tsp toasted sesame oil
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 tsp arrowroot starch or tapioca starch
For the vegetables and eggs:
- 0.45 oz dried wood ear mushrooms (optional)
- 1.3 oz dried shiitake or 5 oz fresh shiitake, sliced
- 8 oz canned bamboo shoots, drained
- 8 oz mini cucumbers, sliced on diagonal
- 4 oz carrots, thinly sliced on diagonal
- 2 large eggs, whisked
For the aromatics:
- 2.4 oz yellow onion, diced
- 2 tsp finely chopped ginger
For the Moo Shu Chicken sauce:
- 3 tbsp homemade hoisin sauce
- 2 tbsp stock
- ½ tbsp coconut aminos
- Dash of white pepper
Others:
- 3.5 tbsp avocado oil
- Coarse sea salt and white pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp stock
- Toasted sesame oil to taste
- 1 packet Crepeni egg wraps (optional)
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken: In a bowl, mix chicken strips with salt, coconut aminos, sesame oil, olive oil, and starch. Set aside to marinate.
- Prepare the vegetables and eggs: Soak dried mushrooms if using, then slice. Drain bamboo shoots. Slice cucumbers, carrots, and shiitake mushrooms. Whisk eggs.
- Saute aromatics: In a pan, saute onions and ginger until fragrant.
- Cook chicken: Add marinated chicken to the pan and cook until done.
- Add vegetables and eggs: Add mushrooms, bamboo shoots, cucumbers, carrots, and eggs to the pan. Stir until eggs are cooked.
- Make sauce: Mix hoisin sauce, stock, coconut aminos, and white pepper in a bowl.
- Combine: Pour sauce over the chicken and vegetable mixture. Stir well to coat.
- Serve: Optionally, serve with Crepeni egg wraps.
Notes
- You can customize the vegetables based on your preferences.
- If using dried mushrooms, rehydrate them in warm water before slicing.
- Adjust seasoning to taste with salt, pepper, and sesame oil.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 700 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 130 mg