Chinese home cooking

Kung Pao Chicken

宫保鸡丁 · Gōng bǎo jī dīng

Chicken breast is stir-fried with dried chiles, Sichuan peppercorns and peanuts in the supplied sweet, sour and savory sauce.

Also known as Gong Bao Ji Ding · Gong Bao Chicken.

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Glazed diced chicken with peanuts, dried red chiles and scallion sections in a white bowl.
Kung Pao Chicken
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Ingredients

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  • chicken breast
  • light soy sauce
  • oyster sauce
  • a littledark soy sauce
  • pepper
  • cooking wine
  • cooking oil
  • Sichuan peppercorns
  • dried chiles
  • large scallions
  • ginger
  • garlic
  • salt
  • vinegar
  • sugar
  • chicken bouillon
  • a littlestarch slurry
  • peanuts

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 01

    Marinate the chicken breast with light soy sauce, oyster sauce, a little dark soy sauce, pepper, cooking wine and oil for 20 minutes.

  2. 02

    Stir-fry the chicken until cooked and set it aside. Fry the Sichuan peppercorns and dried chiles until fragrant, then add the large scallions, ginger and garlic.

  3. 03

    Return the chicken. Add salt, light soy sauce, vinegar, dark soy sauce, sugar, chicken bouillon and a little starch slurry and mix.

  4. 04

    Add the peanuts, toss together and serve.

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Kung Pao Chicken

Chicken breast is stir-fried with dried chiles, Sichuan peppercorns and peanuts in the supplied sweet, sour and savory sauce.

Ingredients

  • chicken breast
  • light soy sauce
  • oyster sauce
  • a littledark soy sauce
  • pepper
  • cooking wine
  • cooking oil
  • Sichuan peppercorns
  • dried chiles
  • large scallions
  • ginger
  • garlic
  • salt
  • vinegar
  • sugar
  • chicken bouillon
  • a littlestarch slurry
  • peanuts

Method

  1. 01

    Marinate the chicken breast with light soy sauce, oyster sauce, a little dark soy sauce, pepper, cooking wine and oil for 20 minutes.

  2. 02

    Stir-fry the chicken until cooked and set it aside. Fry the Sichuan peppercorns and dried chiles until fragrant, then add the large scallions, ginger and garlic.

  3. 03

    Return the chicken. Add salt, light soy sauce, vinegar, dark soy sauce, sugar, chicken bouillon and a little starch slurry and mix.

  4. 04

    Add the peanuts, toss together and serve.