Chinese Kung Pao Chicken
User Reviews
4.7
9 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
4
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Calories
484 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Chinese
Chinese Kung Pao Chicken
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A salty, sweet and spicy Chinese stir-fry dish. Bite sized pieces of chicken are fried in a chili, garlic and ginger infused oil and then tossed in a sticky sauce with roasted peanuts.
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Ingredients
- 500 g boneless chicken cut into 2 cm cubes
- 2-3 tablespoon olive oil
- 5-8 dried red chilies broken up in small pieces
- ½ cup roasted unsalted peanuts
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon ginger minced
- 1 cup chicken stock
- ¼ cup cornflour (cornstarch) slurry 2 tablespoon cornflour (cornstarch) mixed with 4 tablespoon water
- 3-4 stalks spring onion green and white parts sliced separately
MARINADE
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- ½ teaspoon or to taste salt
- ½ teaspoon white pepper
- 1 tablespoon cornflour
SAUCE
- 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon Regular soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon chili flakes
- 2 tablespoon sesame oil
Instructions
- Marinate chicken in all the mentioned ingredients for 30 minutes.
- Prepare the sauce and keep aside.
- Heat olive oil in a pan and on high heat add the red chilies. Stir fry for 30 seconds then add the ginger and garlic. Don’t brown just cook for a minute until they loose their rawness.
- Now throw in the chicken and fry.
- Add the white part of the spring onion along with the sauce. Stir fry for another 2 mins.
- Put in the peanuts and chicken stock. Wait till the stock starts bubbling and then thicken the sauce with the cornflour slurry. Add the slurry gradually and stop till you reach your desired thickness.
- Sprinkle the green onions and turn off heat.
- Serve with fried rice or noodles.
Notes
- If you do not have rice vinegar, you can use the regular white vinegar.
- Chicken can also be replaced with shrimp.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1serving
Calories
484kcal
(24%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
36g
(72%)
Fat
28g
(43%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
82mg
(27%)
Sodium
1609mg
(67%)
Potassium
921mg
(26%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
813IU
(16%)
Vitamin C
85mg
(94%)
Calcium
48mg
(5%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 484 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 484kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 36g | 72% |
| Fat | 28g | 43% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 82mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 1609mg | 67% |
| Potassium | 921mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 813IU | 16% |
| Vitamin C | 85mg | 94% |
| Calcium | 48mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Genuine Reviews
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.7
9 reviews
Excellent
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