How to Make Super Quick Homemade Kung Pao Chicken

Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, kung pao chicken. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook kung pao chicken using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Kung Pao Chicken:

1. Make ready 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
2. Prepare 3 cloves garlic, minced
3. Prepare 2 cm ginger, thinly sliced
4. Take 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
5. Get 12 dried red chilies, soaked in hot water for 30 minutes- 1 hour, seeded and cut into halves
6. Get 50 gr roasted peanuts 🥜
7. Make ready 2 green onions, cut 1/2 cm
8. Prepare 500 gr boneless chicken thighs/breast, diced, pat dry with paper towels
9. Get For the chicken marinade:
10. Prepare 1 tsp sesame oil
11. Make ready 1 Tbsp cornstarch
12. Prepare 2 tsp soy sauce
13. Prepare For the Kung Pao sauce:
14. Take 1/2 tsp Chinese Shaoxing rice wine (optional)
15. Take 1 Tbsp soy sauce
16. Take 1 Tbsp dark soy sauce
17. Take 1/2 tsp Chinese black vinegar
18. Take 1 tsp sugar
19. Prepare 2 Tbsp water

Steps to make Kung Pao Chicken:

1. In a medium bowl, add chicken and marinade sauce. Mix well. Set aside for at least 30 minutes.
2. In a small bowl, mix well the ingredients for the sauce. Set aside.
3. Heat the vegetable oil in a pan over medium high heat. Sauté garlic, ginger, and dried red chilies until fragrant and smell spicy.
4. Add chicken. Keep stirring until the chicken change color.
5. Add roasted peanuts and red bell peppers. Mix well.
6. Add the sauce mixture. Cook until the chicken is evenly coated with the sauce. - Add green onions. Stir again for a while. Remove from the heat.
7. Serve hot over steam white rice. - Yum! 😋

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