Kung Pao Chicken (The Best Recipe!)

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Kung Pao Chicken (The Best Recipe!)

Kung Pao Chicken is a Chinese takeout loaded with spicy chicken, peanuts, vegetables in a mouthwatering Kung Pao sauce.

Prep Time15

Cook Time5

Total Time20

Course: Chinese Recipes

Cuisine: Asian

Keyword: chinese takeout, Kung Pao Chicken, peanuts

Servings: people

Calories: 360kcal

Author: Bee Yinn Low

Ingredients

12 oz. (350g) boneless & skinless chicken breasts
3 tablespoons roasted peanuts
6-8 dried red chilies seeded and cut into halves
3 tablespoons oil
5 slices peeled fresh ginger
2 cloves garlic sliced diagonally
1 stalk scallion cut into rings

Marinade:

1 tablespoon corn starch
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon Chinese Shaoxing rice wine optional
1 teaspoon oil

Sauce:

1 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon Chinese black vinegar
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon corn starch

Instructions

Cut the chicken meat into small cubes, rinse in water, pat dry with paper towels and marinate with the ingredients above for 30 minutes.
Mix the sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
Heat up a wok with one tablespoon of oil and stir-fry the marinated chicken until they are 70% cook. Dish out and set aside. Clean the wok and add in the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil until it's fully heated. Add in the ginger and garlic slices and do a quick stir before adding in the dried red chilies.
Stir-fry the dried red chilies until aromatic and smell spicy, then add in the chicken meat. Do a few quick stirs before adding in the roasted peanuts.
Add the sauce and stir continuously until the chicken meat is nicely coated with the sauce. Add in the scallions, stir to combine well with the chicken, dish out and serve immediately with steamed rice.

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Notes

Watch the cooking video on this page for step-by-step guide.

If you like shrimp, you can check out my Kung Pao Shrimp recipe.

You may use rice vinegar, red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar in lieu of Chinese black vinegar.

As different soy sauce tastes differently and has different level of sodium so please adjust the saltiness accordingly. If the sauce tastes too salty, add some more sugar and water. If it's not salty, add a little salt to taste.

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