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Kung Pao chicken

Name: Kung Pao chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese,Asian
Ingredients: 1 tbs Canola oil; 2 whole Fresh red chilli deseeded, thinly sliced; 2 clove(s) Garlic thinly sliced; 450 g Chicken thigh, skinless, raw (buy 500g) cut into 3cm pieces; 20 ml Sake or Japanese rice wine (shaoxing or dry sherry); 1.5 tbs Cornflour; 140 g Canned bamboo shoots, rinsed and drained (1 x 227g can); 200 g Sugar snap peas trimmed; 0.25 cup(s) Chicken stock (60ml); 2 tbs Reduced salt soy sauce; 45 g Roasted peanuts unsalted; 3 individual Green shallot(s) thinly sliced

Points®

Total Time

35 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

15 min

Serves

Difficulty

Moderate

The ‘pow’ in this Chinese dish comes from 2 fresh chillies. If you’d like it a bit hotter, try leaving in the chilli seeds or adding some Szechuan pepper.

Ingredients

Canola oil

1 tbs

Fresh red chilli

2 whole, deseeded, thinly sliced

Garlic

2 clove(s), thinly sliced

Chicken thigh, skinless, raw

450 g, (buy 500g) cut into 3cm pieces

Sake or Japanese rice wine

20 ml, (shaoxing or dry sherry)

Cornflour

1½ tbs

Canned bamboo shoots, rinsed and drained

140 g, (1 x 227g can)

Sugar snap peas

200 g, trimmed

Chicken stock

¼ cup(s), (60ml)

Reduced salt soy sauce

2 tbs

Roasted peanuts

45 g, unsalted

Green shallot(s)

3 individual, thinly sliced

Instructions

Heat a wok over medium-high heat. Add oil and heat for 30 seconds. Stir-fry chilli and garlic for 20 seconds or until fragrant. Add chicken and stir-fry, in batches, for 5–7 minutes or until browned all over and almost cooked through.
Meanwhile, combine wine and cornflour in a small bowl. Add bamboo and sugar snap peas to wok with chicken and stir-fry for 2–3 minutes or until just tender. Add stock and soy sauce and bring to the boil.
Gradually add wine mixture and cook for 1–2 minutes or until thickened. Serve sprinkled with nuts and shallots.

Notes

Choose bulbs of fresh garlic with firm, plump clvoes and dry, papery skin.

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Kung Pao chicken

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