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Kung Pao Chicken

How to Cook Recipes Kung Pao Chicken using 26 ingredients and 9 steps

Kung Pao Chicken - Kung Pao Chicken (宫保鸡丁) in Chinese is a stir-fried dish with chicken cubes, dried chili pepper and deep-fried peanuts. The tender taste of the chicken matches great with the crispy peanuts with a. Kung Pao Chicken is a Chinese takeout favourite that is mouthwateringly good and highly addictive - so it's a good thing it's easy to make at home so we don't need to order takeout every time we crave it!! Kung pao chicken exists both in the traditional Chinese repertoire and Americanized takeout menus alike. When we lived in Beijing, I was actually surprised to see how popular Kung Pao Chicken was.

Kung Pao Chicken

Kung Pao Chicken is from the Sichuan province in China.

The Chinese name is 宫保鸡丁 (gong bao ji ding) but some restaurants spell it as Gong Bao Chicken or Kung Po Chicken.

You can have Kung Pao Chicken using 26 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients cook Kung Pao Chicken

  1. It's 400 g Chicken Thighs.
  2. You need 4-5 Cloves Garlic.
  3. You need 4 tsp Sichuan Peppercorns.
  4. You need 4 Birdseye Chilli.
  5. You need 4 dried large red chillies.
  6. Prepare 200 g Onion.
  7. Prepare 200 g mixed Bell peppers.
  8. It's 200 g Red Pepper.
  9. It's Handful cashew nuts.
  10. It's Handful ground nuts.
  11. It's 1 stalk scallion, cut into rings.
  12. Prepare The Marinade.
  13. Prepare 1 tsp sesame oil.
  14. Prepare 2 tsp sugar.
  15. It's 1 pinch Chinese 5 spice.
  16. It's 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste.
  17. You need 1 tbsp light soy sauce.
  18. You need Dash dark soy sauce.
  19. It's 1/2 tablespoon cornflour.
  20. You need Sauce.
  21. Prepare 1 tbsp light soy.
  22. Prepare 1 tbsp Sriracha sauce.
  23. You need 1 tbsp rice vinegar.
  24. Prepare 2 tsp sugar.
  25. Prepare 50 ml chicken stock.
  26. Prepare 1 tsp tomato paste.

Kung Pao Chicken step by step

  1. Immediately, soak large red chilies, whole, in hot water for 10-15 minutes.
  2. While the chillies are soaking, finely slice the onion, bell peppers and red pepper, before then cutting your chicken thighs into cubes. Set the cubed chicken into a separate bowl, then finely dice the garlic and birdseye chillies and finally crush the Sichuanese peppercorns with either a pestle and mortar or rolling pin..
  3. Next, marinate your chicken. Ensuring that the cornflour is introduced last, add all of the marinade ingredients to the cubed chicken and then massage well..
  4. In a separate bowl, mix all of the sauce ingredients together..
  5. At this point, your large red chilies should be soaked. Remove them from the hot water and place in a bowl with the chopped garlic, Birdseye chilies and Sichuan peppercorns to form your ‘Spice Mix’..
  6. Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a wok to high heat. Once smoking hot, add the onions and peppers and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Push the onions and peppers to one side of the wok and add an extra 1/2 a teaspoon of oil to center of wok..
  7. Bring the oil to a high heat and add the chicken. Allow the chicken to sit and sear on one side, before then folding it through with the peppers and onions and stir-frying until the chicken is golden brown..
  8. Now, add the spice mix, immediately followed by the sauce, and continue to cook for 2 minutes. Finally, add cashew nuts, scallions and serve - preferably with some steamed rice!.
  9. Please don't forget to tag @appetizing.adventure on Instagram if you make this recipe!.

Kung Pao Chicken - This Kung Pao Chicken is a delicious stir-fry loaded with chunky veggies and chicken and coated in a homemade tasty sauce. 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. Kung pao chicken, the popular Chinese takeout dish of stir-fried chicken, peanuts and vegetables, is traditionally made with lots of specialty ingredients, like Sichuan peppercorns, Chinese black vinegar. Chicken is the main ingredient in Kung Pao Chicken but you can't ignore the delicious sauce and nuts! This dish is also one of the most authentic dishes on the menus of Chinese. This kung pao chicken is a blend of seared chicken breasts, bell peppers, onions and peanuts, all in a savory and spicy sauce. Thank you and good luck