Kung Pao Chicken Recipe

click to rate
3 votes | 12098 views

This recipe is much closer to how Kung Pao chicken is done in China. I don't know why restaurants here in the United States try to "Americanize" it, because most who try this version forget about the others.

Prep time:
Cook time:
Servings: 4
Tags:

Ingredients

Cost per serving $1.89 view details
  • 1 pound of chicken breast meat cut into 1/2 inch cubes
  • 4 tablespoons peanut oil
  • 6 to 10 hot chinese chiles or Thai hot peppers (chopped or whole)
  • 4 to 6 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 6 slices of ginger, cut into strips
  • 1 tablespoon chinese rice wine
  • 3 scallions cut into small rounds
  • 2 tablespoons chopped chinese chives
  • 1 1/2 cup roasted peanuts
  • Marinade
  • 1/3 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons chinese rice wine
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 egg white, lighty beaten
  • Sauce
  • 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
  • 2-4 tablespoons chile garlic sauce (Rooster brand)
  • 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 6 tablespoons chicken broth

Directions

  1. Prepare Marinade: Beat the egg white, then mix that together with all the other marinade ingredients. Pour over your cubed chicken breast and mix to coat. Put in the refrigerator to soak for at least 30 minutes or overnight.
  2. Prepare Sauce: Mix together all the sauce ingredients. Prepare all your other ingredients so you'll be ready to begin cooking.
  3. Begin Cooking: Heat the wok over high heat. Once it is really hot, add the oil and swirl it around the sides to coat.
  4. Add the chiles and stir them around till you start to smell them toasting.
  5. Add the garlic and ginger, and stir for about a minute.
  6. Add the chicken and marinade mix. Slide your spatula under the chicken, lifting and flipping it so all sides lightly cook before youi start tossing it. Cook and toss for 1 1/2 minutes.
  7. Drizzle in the wine around the edge of the wok.
  8. Add the scallions and chives stir for another 1 minute.
  9. Stir the sauce then add it to the wok. Continue to stir while it thickens. Should only take a minute or two
  10. Add the peanuts. Stir and toss for a few seconds to mix and coat the peanuts.
  11. Serve.
  12. You can chop the chiles or leave them whole and eat around them. You may be tempted to increase the cooking time, but it'll be overcooked if you do.

Toolbox

Add the recipe to which day?
« Today - Mar 25 »
Today - Mar 25
Mar 26 - Apr 01
April 2 - 8
April 9 - 15
Please select a day
or Cancel
Loading... Adding to Planner

Languages

Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving %DV
Serving Size 249g
Recipe makes 4 servings
Calories 652  
Calories from Fat 461 71%
Total Fat 51.5g 64%
Saturated Fat 9.77g 39%
Trans Fat 0.11g  
Cholesterol 105mg 35%
Sodium 1153mg 48%
Potassium 735mg 21%
Total Carbs 14.71g 4%
Dietary Fiber 5.9g 20%
Sugars 3.68g 2%
Protein 36.77g 59%
How good does this recipe look to you?
Click to rate it:
x

Link to Recipe

Embed Recipe 400px wide (preview)

Embed Recipe 300px wide (preview)

Advertisement
Advertisement

Comments

  • Wayne Ehlers
    September 27, 2008
    Shaoxing wine works best, if you have it. Also, Chinese cooks use raw peanuts and put them in the wok with the peppers.

    Leave a review or comment