Kung Pao Chicken

Name: Kung Pao Chicken
Cuisine: Chinese, Asian
Ingredients: 1 lb of chicken breasts, cut into 1 in. cubes; 1 tsp of salt; 1/2 tsp of onion powder; 2 tsp of Chinese cooking wine; 1 egg white; 1.5 tbsp of cornstarch; 1 tbsp of Sichuan Dou Ban Jiang; 1 tbsp of light soy sauce; 1,5 tbsp of black vinegar; 1 tbsp chili flakes; 1 tbsp of Sichuan peppercorns finely diced; 1 tbsp of garlic; 1 tsp of ginger; 2 tbsp of brown sugar; 1/2 cup of water; 2 tsp of cornstarch, to mix with the 1/2 cup water; 4 pieces scallion; 1/3 cup of roasted peanuts

5 steps

1.5 - 2x the amount of sauces and spices leads to way more flavor without it being overpowering. Adding medium sized pieces of fried bell peppers and onion is awesome. Adding lime zest and juice at the end is fantastic.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:04:49 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories562.8 kcal (28%)

Total Fat28 g (40%)

Carbs31.1 g (12%)

Sugars14.1 g (16%)

Protein45.8 g (92%)

Sodium1945.8 mg (97%)

Fiber3.4 g (12%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

1 lbchicken breasts

cut into 1 in cubes

1 tspsalt

½ tsponion powder

2 tspChinese cooking wine

1egg white

1 ½ Tbspcornstarch

1 TbspSichuan Dou Ban Jiang

1 Tbsplight soy sauce

1 ½ Tbspblack vinegar

1 Tbspchili flakes

1 TbspSichuan peppercorns

finely diced

1 Tbspgarlic

1 tspginger

2 Tbspbrown sugar

½ cupwater

2 tspcornstarch

to mix with the 1/2 cup water

4 piecesscallion

⅓ cuproasted peanuts

Instructions

Step 1

Add the salt, onion powder, cooking wine, cornstarch, and egg white to the cut chicken and mix. Let marinade for 20 minutes.

Step 2

Fry the chicken on very high heat until browned, doesn't need to be fully cooked. Set the fried chicken aside.

Step 3

Fry Dou Ban Jiang on medium heat in oil in a pan until the oil gets a red color, then add the garlic, ginger, Sichuan peppercorn, chili flakes, and sugar.

Step 4

Stir until the sugar melts, then add the fried chicken, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, black vinegar, and cornstarch water.

Step 5

Once the sauce thickens, add the peanuts and scallion, serve on rice.

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