Description
This Chinese Kung Pao Chicken recipe is a flavorful and spicy stir-fry dish that combines tender chicken, crunchy peanuts, and a medley of aromatic spices. Perfect for a quick and satisfying meal!
Ingredients
Scale
Marinade:
- 500 g boneless chicken (cut into 2 cm cubes)
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp white pepper
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce
Stir-Fry:
- 2–3 tbsp olive oil
- 5–8 dried red chilies (broken up in small pieces)
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tsp ginger (minced)
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1/4 cup cornflour slurry (2 tbsp cornflour mixed with 4 tbsp water)
- 3–4 stalks spring onion (green and white parts sliced separately)
- 1 tsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp chili flakes
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
Instructions
- Marinate: Combine chicken with marinade ingredients, marinate for 30 minutes.
- Sauce: Prepare sauce mixture and set aside.
- Stir-Fry: Heat olive oil, add red chilies, ginger, and garlic. Stir-fry briefly. Add marinated chicken and cook. Stir in sauce, peanuts, and chicken stock. Thicken with cornflour slurry. Finish with green onions.
- Serve: Enjoy hot with steamed rice.
Notes
- You can adjust the spice level by adding more or less red chilies.
- For a vegetarian version, replace chicken with tofu or vegetables.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stir-Fry
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 380 kcal
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 730mg
- Fat: 23g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
Keywords: Kung Pao Chicken, Chinese Chicken Stir-Fry, Spicy Chicken Recipe
