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Kung Pao Chicken #1

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This Chinese side-dish features Boned Chicken, Red Chiles, Peanuts, Chopped Ginger, Cornstarch In An Equal. It delivers hearty, protein-packed satisfaction. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 4
Calories: 1314.1
Description
This Chinese side-dish features Boned Chicken, Red Chiles, Peanuts, Chopped Ginger, Cornstarch In An Equal. It delivers hearty, protein-packed satisfaction. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
Ingredients
  • 2 pound Boned Chicken
  • 8 Hot Red Chiles
  • 1/2 cup Peanuts
  • 1 teaspoon Chopped Ginger
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon Cornstarch In An Equal
Directions
  1. 1
    Amount Of Water 1 tb Soy Sauce
  2. 2
    Dice chicken then
  3. 3
    soak in cornstarch soy sauce mixture for at least 1/2 hr.
  4. 4
    Clean chiles of seeds, cut into 1" pieces; set aside.
  5. 5
    Fry peanuts in a bit of oil till barely golden.
  6. 6
    (Do not burn).
  7. 7
    Set aside.
  8. 8
    Stir fry chicken for only about 1/2 minute; set aside.
  9. 9
    Discard the oil.
  10. 10
    Make up a seasoning sauce of 2T soy sauce, 1T white wine, 1 T sugar, 1 t.
  11. 11
    cornstarch, 1/2 t.
  12. 12
    salt, and 1 t.
  13. 13
    sesame oil.
  14. 14
    In 2 T.
  15. 15
    oil, fry chiles till black, then add ginger and the chicken.
  16. 16
    Continue stirring, and add the seasoning sauce.
  17. 17
    Stir until sauce thickens a bit, and all is thoroughly heated.
  18. 18
    Remove from heat and mix in peanuts.
  19. 19
    Of course you may want to adjust the amount of red chiles to taste, since this can be HOT!!!
  20. 20
    If you have low tolerance for heat, you might reduce by half your first time.
  21. 21
    You may also adapt recipe for shrimp or beef

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4

Amount Per Serving
Calories 1314.1kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 88.0g136%
Saturated Fat 23.3g117%
Cholesterol 288.0mg96%
Sodium 2269.6mg95%
Total Carbohydrate 12.9g5%
Dietary Fiber 2.6g11%
Sugars 4.4g
Protein 99.0g198%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: boned, chicken, chiles, chinese, chopped, cornstarch, equal, frying, ginger, kung, pao, peanuts, red, side-dish, stir frying, title
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