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Homestyle Kung Pao Chicken

Homestyle Kung Pao Chicken

Diced chicken breast is velveted, flash-fried with Sichuan peppercorns, dried chilies, and garlic, then tossed with cucumber, roasted peanuts, and a balanced sweet-tangy sauce, delivering the numbing-spicy crunch of a properly made homestyle kung pao chicken.

Instructions

  1. 1
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    Cut the chicken breast into small cubes, first mix with an appropriate amount of sesame oil, then add a little starch, cooking wine, white pepper, and salt, and marinate for ten minutes;

  2. 2
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    Cut the cucumber into small cubes; cut the dried chili into sections; slice the garlic; chop the green onion; slice the ginger;

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    Add vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, cooking wine, and a little starch to a small bowl and mix into a sauce to set aside.

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    Put the peanuts in the oven and bake for 5 minutes, then remove the skins. Next, stir-fry them in oil until fragrant, then take them out and set aside for later use.

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    Heat oil in a pan, add Sichuan peppercorns and stir-fry until fragrant, then remove them. Add diced chicken and stir-fry until it turns white.

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    Add ginger slices, garlic slices, dried chili peppers, and scallions and stir-fry;

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    After adding the diced cucumber, pour in the sauce and stir-fry evenly;

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    Finally, add the stir-fried peanuts and mix well.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Chicken breast
    1 piece
  • Peanut
    100 g
  • Cucumber
    1 小段

Seasonings

  • Dried chili
    10 piece
  • Sichuan pepper
    a pinch
  • Vinegar
    1 匙
  • Starch
    1 匙
  • cooking wine
    1 匙
  • Soy sauce
    1 匙
  • Sugar
    1 匙
  • Salt
    a little
  • oil
    to taste

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • Garlic
    1 clove
  • Scallion
    1 stick
  • Ginger
    1 小块