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Posted by : Unknown
Sunday, 26 May 2013
It is also known as Gong Bao Chicken is a spicy
fried dish made with chicken, peanuts, chillies and some vegetables.
Recipe for Kung Pao Chicken
Ingredients
(1) Chicken
(boneless) - 450 grams
(2) White Wine- 2 tablespoons
(3) Cornstarch (dissolved in water) - 2 tablespoons
(2) White Wine- 2 tablespoons
(3) Cornstarch (dissolved in water) - 2 tablespoons
(4) Soy
Sauce- 2 tablespoons
(5) Sesame
oil- 2 tablespoons
(6) Chilli
paste- 30 grams
(7) Vinegar-
1 teaspoon
(8) Brown
Sugar- 2 teaspoons
(9) Green
Onions (chopped) - 4
(10) Chopped
Garlic- 1 tablespoon
(11) Peanuts-
100 grams
(12) Carrots
(julienne) - 1 large
(13) Salt
to taste
Method
(1) First we have to make the marinade, for that we have to add half wine, half soy sauce, half oil, salt as required and half cornstarch in a large bowl and mix together nicely.
(2) In a plate place the chicken pieces and then coat the marinade in chicken pieces and then keep it covered in refrigerator for 20 to 30 minutes.
(3) Now we have to make sauce for that we have
to add remaining wine, soy sauce, oil, salt as required cornstarch little
water, chilli paste, vinegar and sugar in a bowl and mix nicely together, then
add green onions, carrot julienne, garlic and peanuts. Heat the sauce and cook
it in low heat till it gets the aroma of sauce.
(4) Now take out the chicken from the fridge
after 30 minutes and sauté it in a wok until chicken gets cooked and its juices
run clear, then add the sauce in the chicken and cook it till salt gets thicker.
Your Kung Pao Chicken is ready, serve it hot with rice!