Chicken and Vegetables in Soy Sauce

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   If you're cooking for a big family, you can use a whole chicken. For a smaller batch, just chicken breast will do. Rinse the meat well, pat it dry with a paper towel, and cut it into small pieces. Put the chicken in a bowl, pour in 2 tablespoons of the soy sauce, stir, and let it marinate for half an hour.

2. Step 2:

   

   Peel the onion and cut it into small dice or thin strips.

3. Step 3:

   

   Wash, peel, and grate the carrot on a medium grater or a julienne (Korean-salad) grater.

4. Step 4:

   

   Wash the eggplant, cut it into strips, and put it in a bowl. Sprinkle with salt, rub it in with your hands, and let it sit for 15 minutes. When the time's up, squeeze the juice out of the eggplant. (This draws out any bitterness.)

5. Step 5:

   

   Wash the bell pepper, cut out the stem and seed core, and cut the flesh into cubes or strips. Wash the broccoli, pat it dry, and separate it into florets.

6. Step 6:

   

   Wash the zucchini. If the skin is already tough, peel it and scoop out the seedy core. Cut the zucchini flesh into cubes.

7. Step 7:

   

   Wash the tomatoes. If they have thick skins, remove them—pour boiling water over the tomatoes, then plunge them into cold water, and the skins slip right off. Cut the tomatoes into cubes, or blend them into a purée.

8. Step 8:

   

   Pour the vegetable oil into a skillet and heat it up. Add the prepared onion and carrot and sauté until the carrot is soft.

9. Step 9:

   

   Add the marinated chicken, along with any leftover soy-sauce marinade, to the skillet with the vegetables.

10. Step 10:

    

    Fry everything together over medium heat, stirring with a spatula, until the chicken turns white.

11. Step 11:

    

    Next, add the eggplant and zucchini to the skillet with the chicken, stir, and fry together for about 5 minutes. Then add the prepared bell pepper, tomatoes, and broccoli, stir thoroughly, and keep frying for another five minutes.

12. Step 12:

    

    Pour a couple more tablespoons of soy sauce into the skillet, add a pinch of ground black pepper, stir, and taste to check the salt. Soy sauce is quite salty, so it's usually all the seasoning you need. Turn off the heat.

13. Step 13:

    

    The dish is ready—serve it on its own or with a side. Enjoy!