Kung Pao Chicken

Name: Kung Pao Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min

Source : In A Medium Bowl Add Chicken And Marinade Sauce Mix Well Set Aside For At Least 30 Minutes In A Small Bowl Mix Well The Ingredients For The Sauce S...

PreTime

more Minutes

CookTime

a few Minutes

Yield

Some Servings

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at : October 5, 2026

Step:

In a medium bowl, add chicken and marinade sauce. Mix well. Set aside for at least 30 minutes.
In a small bowl, mix well the ingredients for the sauce. Set aside.
Heat the vegetable oil in a pan over medium high heat. Saut garlic, ginger, and dried red chilies until fragrant and smell spicy.
Add chicken. Keep stirring until the chicken change color.
Add roasted peanuts and red bell peppers. Mix well.
Add the sauce mixture. Cook until the chicken is evenly coated with the sauce.
Add green onions. Stir again for a while. Remove from the heat.
Serve hot over steam white rice.
Yum!

Ingredients

2 Tbsp vegetable oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 cm ginger, thinly sliced
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
12 dried red chilies, soaked in hot water for 30 minutes- 1 hour, seeded and cut into halves
50 gr roasted peanuts
2 green onions, cut 1/2 cm
500 gr boneless chicken thighs/breast, diced, pat dry with paper towels
For the chicken marinade:
1 tsp sesame oil
1 Tbsp cornstarch
2 tsp soy sauce
For the Kung Pao sauce:
1/2 tsp Chinese Shaoxing rice wine (optional)
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp dark soy sauce
1/2 tsp Chinese black vinegar
1 tsp sugar
2 Tbsp water