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Classic Cuisine ~ Kung Pao Chicken

Classic Cuisine ~ Kung Pao Chicken

Chicken cubes marinated with pepper and starch are wok-seared, then reunited with carrot, cucumber, peanuts, and a fragrant chili bean paste glaze sweetened with sugar, the classic Kung Pao balance of spicy, sweet, and nutty in every glossy bite.

Instructions

  1. 1
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    Prepare chicken breast, cucumber, peanuts, carrot, and scallion, ginger, and garlic.

  2. 2
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    Cut the chicken breast into pieces, and dice the cucumber and carrot separately.

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    First blanch the carrots, and stir-fry the peanuts with a small amount of oil until fragrant.

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    Add salt, sugar, white pepper, chicken essence, light soy sauce, and cornstarch to the chicken pieces and mix well by hand.

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    Finally, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and mix well.

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    Prepare a sauce: mix 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and 2 tablespoons of water.

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    Add an appropriate amount of oil to the pan, put the chicken in and stir-fry until cooked, then take it out.

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    Leave a little oil at the bottom, add 2 tablespoons of doubanjiang and stir-fry until red oil appears, then add scallions, ginger, and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant.

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    Add the chicken, carrots, cucumbers, and peanuts and stir-fry.

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    Pour in the sauce and cook for 1 minute before turning off the heat.

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    The appetite-stimulating Kung Pao Chicken is ready, served with a bowl of rice, perfectly done.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Chicken breast
    1 piece
  • Carrot
    0.5 piece
  • Peanut
    1 handful
  • Cucumber
    0.5 piece
  • white pepper powder
    2g

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • Scallion
    1 piece
  • Ginger
    1 piece
  • Garlic
    2 clove

Seasonings

  • Doubanjiang
    1-2 tbsp
  • Salt
    2g
  • Sugar
    3g
  • chicken essence
    1 spoon
  • light soy sauce
    2 spoon
  • Oyster sauce
    1 spoon
  • Cornstarch
    to taste