Hoisin Pineapple Chicken Stir Fry

Tonight there was a culinary "situation" in our kitchen: we are out of garlic.  Not quite sure how that happened, as last week we had not one, not two, but three heads of garlic in our garlic keeper.  Nonetheless, the cooking went on, sans garlic.  Next time this recipe deserves two cloves.

Now, on to dinner.  I'm a big fan of fruit in my savory dishes.  I like pineapple on my pizza, craisins in my salad or couscous, raisins on my celery and peanut butter.  I also like snap peas, much to my husband's dismay.  But he's a good man and will eat them every once and a while.  My husband, on the other hand, likes hoisin sauce, and I will tolerate it in moderation.  (Yes mom, tonight I cooked with "poison sauce".)  Tonight - snap peas and hoisin.

This was a good combination of veggies, lots of veggies in fact, the sweetness of the pineapple, and a nice twist with the hoisin sauce.  A nice bed of rice would make a complete meal, but it was already too late at our house for the additional carbs.

(Check out the nod to my Minnesota peeps - my MN-shaped spoon rest with the Golden Gopher "M" painted on in the right corner of the photo.  GO GOPHERS! RAH!)

Hoisin Pineapple Chicken Stir Fry

Hoisin Pineapple Chicken Stir Fry

What You Need:

• 3 tbsp hoisin sauce
• 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 can pineapple chunks, drained, reserving 3 tbsp juice
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes
• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into small cubes
• 2 tsp oil
• 2 c sugar snap peas
• 1 orange bell pepper, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced

How You Do It:

1. Combine hoisin, soy sauce, 3 tbsp pineapple juice, and pepper flakes and set aside.
2. Heat oil in large pan.  Add chicken and cook until no longer pink.
3. Add bell pepper and and peas.  Saute until soft.
4. Add garlic and saute 1 minutes.
5. Add reserved pineapple chunks and sauce, and toss to coat.  
6. Bring sauce to a boil.  As soon as the sauce starts to thicken, remove from heat, tossing to ensure everything is coated.

Note: I added the garlic to the recipe -- next time, I too will use garlic!

Hoisin Pineapple Chicken Stir Fry recipe adapted from Jenn's Food Journey.