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Kung Pao Chicken

Name: Kung Pao Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 lb chicken thigh; 2 tsp cornflour / cornstarch; 1 tbsp light soy sauce; 1.5 tbsp dark soy sauce; 2 tbsp Chinese black vinegar; 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine; 3 tbsp sugar; 1/2 tsp sesame oil; 1/3 cup water; 2 tbsp peanut oil; 2 garlic cloves; 1 tsp ginger; 6 – 10 dried chillies; 3 green onions; 1.5 tsp ground sichuan peppercorns; 3/4 cup whole peanuts

Serves 4 · 25 min total

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Kung Pao Chicken includes chicken thigh, cornflour / cornstarch, light soy sauce. Total time: 25 minutes. Serves 4.

Ingredients

Chicken1

1 lb chicken thigh, cut into bite size pieces

Sauce8

2 tsp cornflour / cornstarch

1 tbsp light soy sauce, Note 2

1½ tbsp dark soy sauce, Note 3

2 tbsp Chinese black vinegar, Note 4

1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine, Note 5

3 tbsp sugar, any

½ tsp sesame oil

⅓ cup water

Stir Fry7

2 tbsp peanut oil, or other cooking oil

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 tsp ginger, finely chopped

6 - 10 dried chillies, cut into 2cm/ 3/4″ pieces, most seeds discarded, adjust to taste, Note 7

3 green onions, cut into 2cm/ 3/4″ pieces, white parts separated from green

1½ tsp ground sichuan peppercorns, Note 6, adjust to taste

¾ cup whole peanuts, or 1/2 cup halved, roasted unsalted

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