Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, kung pao chicken (simple version). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Kung Pao Chicken (simple version) is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Kung Pao Chicken (simple version) is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
I lived in China for two years, and this recipe (with some important but minor changes) comes very close to the Kung Pao chicken that can be found in Beijing restaurants. Loaded with spicy chicken, peanuts, vegetables in a delicious Kung Pao sauce. This easy, homemade Kung Pao Chicken recipe is just as good, if not better!
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have kung pao chicken (simple version) using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Kung Pao Chicken (simple version):
- Prepare 1 chicken breast (cut diced)
- Get 5 red dried chillies (soaked)
- Prepare 5 tbsp cooking oil
- Make ready Shaoxing wine
- Take Cashew nuts
- Prepare 🔸Marinated
- Get 5 tbsp sweet soy sauce
- Take 5 tbsp soy sauce
- Get 2 tsp salt
- Prepare 2 tsp sugar
- Make ready 1 tsp white pepper powder
- Prepare 2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
Notes: Dried Red Chillies: Here, I use the long shrivelled variety which is milder. If you are using the shinier and hotter variety, you might want to reduce the amount. My chillies pack just the right heat. I love eating the chillies along with the chicken, they provide a lovely crispness and smoky heat.
Steps to make Kung Pao Chicken (simple version):
- Cut diced the chicken, and boil the dried chillies
- Marinate chicken with sweet soy sauce, soy sauce, salt, pepper, and sugar, and minced garlic for an hour.
- Heat the oil in a wok, and sauteed the marinated chicken and red dried chillies and add shaoxing wine until it gets firm and dry. Then put aside.
- Heat the leftover marinated sauce in the wok until it's thickened.
- Put the chicken on the serving plate, pour the sauce, and last sprinkle with cashew nuts.
- NB: I only soak 3 chillies and the other 2 directedly into the wok. And i used salted roasted cashew nuts.
Kung Pao chicken is so popular here in the U. S., it'd be tempting to assume that it's a Chinese-American dish, but in fact this spicy Chinese chicken stir-fry is an authentic Sichuan dish. Adjust the spiciness level to your liking and serve alone, over white rice or fried rice. I am so thrilled to be sharing this Kung Pao Chicken recipe with you today! My husband loves his Chinese food and Kung Pao Chicken is no different.
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