Make your own Chinese takeout at home, using quality meat and your favorite vegetables! This Kung Pao Chicken is quick and easy to make, perfect for a weeknight meal.
Ingredients
For the chicken marinade:
1lbboneless skinless chicken thighsor breasts
1tspcornstarch
1tbspsoy sauce
1tbsprice cooking wine
For the sauce:
1tbspChinese black vinegar
1tbsprice wine
1tbspsugar
1tspsesame oil
2tbspwater
1tspcornstarch
For the stir fry:
2tbsphigh-heat cooking oil(I like avocado)
1tspgrated garlic
1tspgrated ginger
2scallionssliced
10dried red chilesseeds discarded
1/2cupdiced red bell pepper
1/3cupdiced celery
1/2cuproasted salted peanuts
steamed ricefor serving, optional
Instructions
Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces, about an inch big. Whisk to combine the cornstarch, soy sauce, and rice cooking wine, and add the chicken. Toss to coat, then let this sit while you make the rest of the recipe.
For the sauce, whisk together the black vinegar, rice cooking wine, sugar, sesame oil, water, and cornstarch. Set aside.
Heat a wok or high sided skillet over medium high heat, then add one tablespoon of grapeseed oil. Add half the marinated chicken, and let sit for 1 minute, without stirring, so the chicken can brown. Then stir the chicken and continue cooking for 2 minutes until the chicken is mostly cooked. Remove the chicken from the pan and repeat with the other half of chicken.
After removing all the chicken, there should still be some residual oil left in the pan. If not, add another tablespoon. Add the garlic, ginger, scallions, and chiles, and stir for 30-60 seconds, until fragrant. Add the bell pepper and celery, and cook for about a minute, until slightly softened. Then add the mostly cooked chicken, the peanuts, and the sauce to the pan. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring the whole time, until the sauce thickens and the chicken is completely cooked through. Serve hot with rice, if desired.