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Kung Pao Chicken

Time
25 min
Makes
4
Ingredients
16

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Ingredients

Servings
4 servings
Amounts
  • 1 lb / 500g chicken thigh (, cut into bite size pieces)
  • 2 tsp cornflour / cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce ((Note 2))
  • 1.5 tbsp dark soy sauce ((Note 3))
  • 2 tbsp Chinese black vinegar ((Note 4))
  • 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine ((Note 5))
  • 3 tbsp sugar (, any)
  • 1/2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 2 tbsp peanut oil ((or other cooking oil))
  • 2 garlic cloves (, minced)
  • 1 tsp ginger (, finely chopped)
  • 6 - 10 dried chillies ((adjust to taste), cut into 2cm/ 3/4" pieces, most seeds discarded (Note 7))
  • 3 green onions (, cut into 2cm/ 3/4" pieces, white parts separated from green)
  • 1.5 tsp ground sichuan peppercorns (, adjust to taste (Note 6))
  • 3/4 cup whole peanuts (or 1/2 cup halved) (, roasted unsalted)
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Nutrition · per serving

195 g per serving

Calories
555 kcal
Fat
41 g
Fiber
2 g
Sugar
10 g
Sodium
604 mg
Protein
28 g
Cholesterol
122 mg
Carbohydrate
18 g
Saturated fat
8 g

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