Kung Pao Chicken – Gungbao Chicken

This Chinese side-dish features Chicken, Soy sauce, Cornstarch, Rice wine, Peanuts. It delivers hearty, protein-packed satisfaction, sweet, indulgent flavor. 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.

Cooking Method: Frying, Roasting, Stir Frying

Cuisine: Chinese

Courses: Main Courses

Difficulty: Advanced

Servings: 6

Calories: 680.6

Description

This Chinese side-dish features Chicken, Soy sauce, Cornstarch, Rice wine, Peanuts. It delivers hearty, protein-packed satisfaction, sweet, indulgent flavor. 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

1 pound Chicken
2 tablespoon Soy sauce
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
1 tablespoon Rice wine
2 1/2 ounce Peanuts
4 Scallions
8 Dried Chiles
3 sl Ginger
2 teaspoon Sugar
2 teaspoon Sesame oil

Directions

1
Oil for frying Dice the chicken: marinate for 30 minutes in 1 tb soy, the cornstarch and rice wine.
2
Cut the scallions into 1 in.
3
pieces and the chiles in half (they are assuming you are using small ones).
4
Heat the oil and deep fry the chicken dice for 2 minutes.
5
Drain well.
6
Reheat the oil and fry peanuts for 3 minutes.
7
Drain.
8
Heat a pan with 3 TB of oil and stir fry ginger, scallions and chiles.
9
And chicken dice and stir fry for another minute before stirring in 1 tb soy and the sugar.
10
Adjust the seasonings and stir in the peanuts.
11
Serve sprinkled with sesame oil.
12
[Note: I believe this recipe assumes the use of raw peanuts.
13
If you are using roasted peanuts, omit the deep
14
fry .] This is from a Chinese cookbook published in Taiwan

Nutrition Facts

Servings 6

Amount Per Serving
Calories 680.6kcal

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 46.8g72%
Saturated Fat 8.1g41%
Cholesterol 101.0mg34%
Sodium 527.2mg22%
Total Carbohydrate 17.3g6%
Dietary Fiber 5.4g22%
Sugars 5.5g
Protein 47.5g95%

* 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: chicken, chiles, chinese, cornstarch, frying, ginger, gungbao, kung, oil, pao, peanuts, rice, roasting, sauce, scallions, sesame, side-dish, soy, stir frying, sugar

Read it online: https://www.chefs-mate.com/recipe/kung-pao-chicken-gungbao-chicken/