Healthy Chicken and Snow Pea Dinner

Ingredients:

• 0.6 kg skinless and boneless chicken breasts, cut into 2 cm pieces.
• 5 tbsp. lightly salted soy sauce
• 4 tsp. dark sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons of honey
• 6 tsp rapeseed oil
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp grated peeled ginger
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 and 1/4 cups lightly salted chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons of sugar
• 3-4 tsp cornstarch
• 1 tbsp. l. rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon chili paste
• 4 cups snow peas in pods, ends trimmed
• Cooked brown rice, for serving (optional)
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

Preparation:

1. In a bowl, combine 3 tablespoons of soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of sesame oil, and honey. Stir in the chicken and marinate for 20 minutes.
2. Remove the chicken from the marinade with a slotted spoon. Heat 2 teaspoons of canola oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken in 2 batches, turning once or twice, until browned, 3-5 minutes (add another 2 teaspoons of canola oil between batches). Transfer the chicken to a plate and wipe out the skillet.
3. Heat the remaining 2 teaspoons canola oil in a skillet. Add the green onions, reserving some for garnish. Add the ginger and garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Combine the broth, sugar, cornstarch, vinegar, chili paste, and the remaining 2 tablespoons soy sauce in a bowl; add to the skillet and cook, stirring, until thickened, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the remaining 2 teaspoons sesame oil.
4. Meanwhile, cook snow peas in a steamer basket set over a pan of simmering water until crisp-tender, 2 to 3 minutes.
5. Return the chicken to the pan with the sauce and heat through. Serve the chicken and snow peas with brown rice. Garnish with sesame seeds and green onions.