Kung Pao Chicken
Ingredients
Ingredients | Measure |
Sake | 2 tbs |
Soy Sauce | 2 tbs |
Sesame Seed Oil | 2 tbs |
Corn Flour | 2 tbs |
Water | 2 tbs |
Chicken | 500g |
Chilli Powder | 1 tbs |
Rice Vinegar | 1 tsp |
Brown Sugar | 1 tbs |
Spring Onions | 4 Chopped |
Garlic Clove | 6 cloves |
Water Chestnut | 220g |
Peanuts | 100g |
Instruction
- Combine the sake or rice wine, soy sauce, sesame oil and cornflour dissolved in water
- Divide mixture in half
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In a glass dish or bowl, combine half of the sake mixture with the chicken pieces and toss to coat
- Cover dish and place in refrigerator for about 30 minutes
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In a medium frying pan, combine remaining sake mixture, chillies, vinegar and sugar
- Mix together and add spring onion, garlic, water chestnuts and peanuts
- Heat sauce slowly over medium heat until aromatic
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Meanwhile, remove chicken from marinade and sauté in a large frying pan until juices run clear
- When sauce is aromatic, add sautéed chicken and let simmer together until sauce thickens