Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, kung pao chicken. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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.

Kung Pao Chicken is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Kung Pao Chicken is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. 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. Make ready Boneless chicken
3. Prepare 1 egg white
4. Prepare 1 tsp salt
5. Make ready 1/2 tsp onion powder
6. Make ready 2 tsp Chinese cooking wine
7. Get 3 tbsp cornflour
8. Make ready 1 tbsp Sichuan peppercorns
9. Prepare Handful red chillies
10. Prepare 4 spring onions
11. Take 1 tbsp garlic
12. Prepare 1 tsp ginger
13. Get 1 tbsp dou ban jiang (broad bean paste in chili oil)
14. Make ready 2 tbsp brown sugar
15. Get 1 tbsp light soy sauce
16. Prepare 2 tbsp Chinese black vinegar (or balsamic vinegar)
17. Take 1 tsp dark soy sauce
18. Make ready 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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