Kung Pao Chicken

This is the sauce. Use half for marinade.
1. Simmer sauce until thick
2. Brown chicken fast in wok with the ginger, scallions, garlic and red chilies.
3.  Then add a chopped red pepper, half a chopped onion and half a chopped zucchini.
4. Then add sauce and 1 small can of diced water chestnuts and a handful of unsalted dry-roasted peanuts.
5.  Before serving, drizzle with 1 tsp sesame oil (don’t cook sesame oil, add it before serving)   

MAKE THIS SAUCE AHEAD OF TIME AND LET IT SIMMER UNTIL THICK
Combine in saucepan:
2 teaspoons vegetable oil 
1/2 teaspoon ground Sichuan pepper (Sichuan pepper is the powder you have
                                                                    after you roast and grind the peppercorns.)
8 to 10 dried red chilies
3 scallions, white and green parts separated, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon minced or grated fresh ginger
Saute these together to develop flavor, then add

1 tablespoon Chinese black vinegar, or substitute good-quality balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon hoisin sauce
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 1 teaspoon water

Simmer sauce over medium heat until it thickens. Set aside to add at the end.

This recipe from https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/kung-pao-chicken-51179600

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