Kung Pao Chicken
Kung Pao Chicken

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Kung Pao Chicken (宫保鸡丁) in Chinese is a stir-fried dish with chicken cubes, dried chili pepper and deep-fried peanuts. Homemade Chinese chicken in a savory and spicy sauce. Kung pao chicken exists both in the traditional Chinese repertoire and Americanized takeout menus alike.

Kung Pao Chicken is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Kung Pao Chicken is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook kung pao chicken using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Kung Pao Chicken:
  1. Get 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
  2. Take 3 cloves garlic, minced
  3. Get 2 cm ginger, thinly sliced
  4. Get 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
  5. Get 12 dried red chilies, soaked in hot water for 30 minutes- 1 hour, seeded and cut into halves
  6. Get 50 gr roasted peanuts 🥜
  7. Get 2 green onions, cut 1/2 cm
  8. Take 500 gr boneless chicken thighs/breast, diced, pat dry with paper towels
  9. Get For the chicken marinade:
  10. Prepare 1 tsp sesame oil
  11. Prepare 1 Tbsp cornstarch
  12. Prepare 2 tsp soy sauce
  13. Prepare For the Kung Pao sauce:
  14. Get 1/2 tsp Chinese Shaoxing rice wine (optional)
  15. Get 1 Tbsp soy sauce
  16. Prepare 1 Tbsp dark soy sauce
  17. Take 1/2 tsp Chinese black vinegar
  18. Prepare 1 tsp sugar
  19. Take 2 Tbsp water

Kung pao chicken with bell peppers, onions, lean white meat, and a spicy sauce that rivals authentic Chinese takeout! Kung pao chicken has a lot going for it. The Chinese takeout favorite boasts tender chicken, crisp veggies, crunchy roasted peanuts, and a spicy, savory sauce coating each and every bite. I'm confidant this Kung Pao Chicken recipe will be the best Chinese food you've ever made from home!

Instructions to make Kung Pao Chicken:
  1. In a medium bowl, add chicken and marinade sauce. Mix well. Set aside for at least 30 minutes.
  2. In a small bowl, mix well the ingredients for the sauce. Set aside.
  3. Heat the vegetable oil in a pan over medium high heat. Sauté garlic, ginger, and dried red chilies until fragrant and smell spicy.
  4. Add chicken. Keep stirring until the chicken change color.
  5. Add roasted peanuts and red bell peppers. Mix well.
  6. Add the sauce mixture. Cook until the chicken is evenly coated with the sauce. Add green onions. Stir again for a while. Remove from the heat.
  7. Serve hot over steam white rice. Yum! 😋

Stir-fried chicken, peanuts, and green onion in a delicious salty, sweet. Kung Pao Chicken, which originally named Gōngbǎo Jīdīng (宫保鸡丁), was descended from Sichuan, a southwest province in China. This Kung Pao Chicken is a delicious stir-fry loaded with chunky veggies and chicken and coated in a homemade tasty sauce. My family loves the kung pao chicken from our favorite Chinese restaurant. But in less time than it takes for the delivery guy to arrive, we can be digging into a steaming platter of this copycat recipe!

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