Szechuan Kung Pao Chicken
Szechuan Kung Pao Chicken

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Kung Pao Chicken (宫保鸡丁) in Chinese is a stir-fried dish with chicken cubes, dried chili pepper and deep-fried peanuts. The tender taste of the chicken matches great with the crispy peanuts with a combined sweet, sour and spicy taste. The name of Kung Pao comes from a court official Ding Baozhen in Qing dynasty.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook szechuan kung pao chicken using 26 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Szechuan Kung Pao Chicken:
  1. Make ready 350 g Chicken Meat (thighs preferably, skinless, boneless)
  2. Make ready Marinade;
  3. Get 1 Tbsp Light Soy Sauce
  4. Get 1 Tbsp Rice Vinegar
  5. Take 2 tsp Corn Flour
  6. Take 1 Tbsp Cooking Oil
  7. Take Pre-Sauce Mix (mix well in a bowl);
  8. Get 1 Tbsp Light Soy Sauce
  9. Prepare 1 Tbsp Rice Vinegar
  10. Prepare 1 Tbsp Sugar
  11. Get 1 tsp Chilli Powder (optional)
  12. Prepare 2 Tbsp Water
  13. Prepare Stir Frying;
  14. Get 1 Tbsp Szechuan Peppercorn
  15. Make ready 12 pc Dried Chillies (halved, deseed)
  16. Make ready 20 g Ginger (minced)
  17. Get 20 g Garlic (minced)
  18. Take 20 g Spring Onions (white part, finely chopped)
  19. Make ready as needed Cooking Oil
  20. Get Thickener (mix well in a small bowl);
  21. Prepare 1 tsp Corn Flour
  22. Make ready 1 Tbsp Water
  23. Take Other Ingredients;
  24. Get 70 g Toasted Peanuts (1/2 cup)
  25. Get as needed Spring Onion (green part finely chopped, garnish)
  26. Take 1-2 Tbsp Black Vinegar (Chin Kiang Vinegar)

Important foreward: Get ALL of your ingredients ready before anything goes into the wok. Kung Pao Chicken, named after a court official or "Kung Pao," is a spicy Szechuan dish made with diced chicken, peanuts and chili peppers. This recipe calls for deep-frying; for a lighter version, try Kung Pao chicken stir-fry. Sichuan peppercorns (Szechuan pepper) We can't call it Kung Pao Chicken if there's no Sichuan (or Szechuan) pepper!

Steps to make Szechuan Kung Pao Chicken:
  1. MARINADE; marinate the chicken with the Light Soy Sauce, Rice Vinegar, Corn Flour and Cooking Oil for 30 minutes
  2. CHICKEN; heat a wok until hot and add 2 Tbsp of Cooking Oil. Cook the Szechuan Peppercorn and Dried Chilli until fragrant (10 seconds). Then add the chicken and cook them until brown all over (2-3 minutes each side). Remove and set aside.
  3. SAUCE; if necessary, add 2 Tbsp of Cooking Oil and heat it until hot. Cook the Garlic, Ginger and Spring Onion (white part) until fragrant (10 seconds). Then add in the Pre-Sauce Mixture. Cook for 1 minute and then add the thickener.
  4. ASSEMBLY; once the sauce has thickened, add in the Chicken to the sauce and mix well. Then add the Toasted Peanuts and mix well. TURN OFF THE HEAT, and then add 1-2 Tbsp of Black Vinegar. Serve on a serving okate and garnish with Spring Onions.

To toast them, add to a dry pan, wok or skillet over medium heat. Main Difference - Kung Pao vs Szechuan. Kung Pao and Szechuan are two terms that are associated with Chinese cuisine. There are a number of regional cuisines in China and Szechuan is one of the most popular and influential cuisine styles out of them. Kung Pao is a classic dish in Szechuan cuisine.

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