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I'm Kathy Maister. Stir frying food is easy, but to get it right, you need to apply a few simple rules.

First, if you're having rice as well, you should get that cooking before you start the stir fry.

Second, all your ingredients need to get prepared before you turn the stove on.

And third, your pan needs to be hot, really hot, so you have to move fast.

So, are you ready to master a stir fry?

At the end of this video, there will be a list of equipment and ingredients needed to make this dish.

Let's start by preparing the washed vegetables.

Set each ingredient aside separately.

Cut the tops off the stem of one small head of broccoli. Then peel and cut the stalks

on the diagonal into one quarter inch thick slices. Cut one red pepper in half and

remove the stem and seeds. Then cut it into one inch squares.

Cut four green onions in half lengthwise, then cut them on the diagonal into two inch pieces.

Peel and mince three cloves of garlic.

Peel and mince one tablespoon of ginger.

Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Now for the sauce.

Blend together with a whisk or a fork.

One quarter cup of chicken stock, saving the remaining one quarter cup for later.

Two tablespoons of soy sauce,

1 tablespoon of corn starch,

1 tablespoon of oyster sauce,

1 teaspoon of sesame seed oil,

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