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Kung Pao Chicken

By: Chun Xu

Ingredients:

  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 8 small dried red chili peppers
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 green onions
  • 4 tablespoons oil
  • 1 teaspoon Szechuan peppercorn
  • 1/2 cup peanuts or cashews
  • a few drops sesame oil

Cooking:

1. Cut the chicken into 1 inch cubes. Combine with the soy source, rice wine, sesame oil, and add the cornstarch last. Marinate the chicken for 25 minutes.

2. Prepare the sauce and vegetables in a bowl, combine the dark soy sauce, rice wine, and sugar.

3. Cut the chilies in half and remove the seeds. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Cut the green onion on the diagonal into thirds.

4. Heat the wok over medium-high to high heat. Add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the chicken. Stir-fry until it turns white and is 80 percent cooked. Remove from the wok.

5. Add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the chili peppers and the Szechuan peppercorn if using. Stir-fry briefly until they turn dark red.

6. Add the sauce to the wok. Bring to a boil. Add the chicken back into the pan. Stir in the peanuts and the green onion. Remove from the heat and stir in the sesame oil.

7. Serve hot with steamed rice.




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