Simple Way to Prepare Award-winning Kung Pao Chicken

Douglas French   02/10/2020 20:11

Kung Pao Chicken
Kung Pao Chicken

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, kung pao chicken. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Kung Pao Chicken is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Kung Pao Chicken is something that I have loved my entire life.

Reviews for: Photos of Kung Pao Chicken. 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.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook kung pao chicken using 18 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Kung Pao Chicken:
  1. Get Rice
  2. Take Boneless chicken
  3. Make ready 1 egg white
  4. Prepare 1 tsp salt
  5. Take 1/2 tsp onion powder
  6. Prepare 2 tsp Chinese cooking wine
  7. Make ready 3 tbsp cornflour
  8. Get 1 tbsp Sichuan peppercorns
  9. Prepare Handful red chillies
  10. Prepare 4 spring onions
  11. Make ready 1 tbsp garlic
  12. Take 1 tsp ginger
  13. Take 1 tbsp dou ban jiang (broad bean paste in chili oil)
  14. Get 2 tbsp brown sugar
  15. Make ready 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  16. Prepare 2 tbsp Chinese black vinegar (or balsamic vinegar)
  17. Take 1 tsp dark soy sauce
  18. Get 1/3 cup toasted peanuts

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 is from the Sichuan province in China. 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.

Instructions to make Kung Pao Chicken:
  1. Dice the chicken and place into a mixing bowl
  2. Add the salt, onion powder and Chinese cooking wine then mix. Add 1.5tbsp cornflour and 1 egg white then mix until a creamy, velvety texture is achieved. Set aside for 20mins
  3. Carefully chop Sichuan peppercorns into a dust where no whole peppercorns remain
  4. Roughly chop the red chillies
  5. Chop the spring onions, garlic and ginger
  6. Chop through the broadbean paste to release flavour
  7. Heat vegetable oil in wok. Add the chicken mixture and fry until cooked. Remove and set aside
  8. Heat a little more vegetable oil in the wok. Add the dou ban jiang paste and stir on low heat for 2mins. Once the oil has turned orange, add the garlic, ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, red chillies and brown sugar then stir until the sugar has melted
  9. Return the chicken to the wok and continue to mix until all chicken is coated
  10. Cook rice in salted water in a separate pot
  11. To the wok, add: light soy sauce, Chinese black vinegar and dark soy sauce then mix well
  12. Mix 2tsp cornflour with 1/2cup water. Add to the wok and stir immediately. Once the sauce thickens, add the toasted peanuts and spring onion whites. Mix well and season to taste
  13. Serve alongside rice and top with spring onion greens

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 is an extremely popular Chinese dish in restaurants worldwide. It can also be made quite easily at home! With very little prep, you can quickly whip up both the marinade and sauce. Kung Pao chicken, a classic Chinese takeout dish of stir-fried chicken, peanuts, and vegetables, is easy to make at home.

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