Sunday, March 7, 2010

Kung Pao Chicken



Good day so powers back and am back writing my recipes for Kung Pao chicken, this is not the original ingredients btw, I just based the ingredients by tasting Kung Pao Pasta in KFC, hope it will taste a bit close to the original one and I also used chicken wings instead of chicken breast because I think the wing part is more tasty. So here it is :p

Ingredients:

1 Kilo chicken cut into 3 parts (choiced cuts, wing part)

1 pack or 150 grams roasted skinless nuts or roasted cashew nuts


5 pcs Dried chili minced ;but since I dont have dried chilies I used the fresh ones in the market, also quantity depends upon you if how tolerable you are to chili


2 tsp vegetable oil or peanut oil


1 tsp black pepper


4 Tbsp Hoisin Sauce


4 Tbsp Plum Sauce


2 tbsp soy sauce


cornstarch


2 cloves of garlic minced


a little ginger crushed then minced


Procedure:


1. Cut the chicken wings into 3 parts and washed it then put it into a mixing bowl.

2. add soy sauce, 2 tbsp of cornstarch, black pepper then mixed it using your hands. Be sure that your hands are clean. then set aside.

3. Combine soy sauce, hoisin sauce and plum sauce then set aside this mixture.


4. Heat oil and add the chili into your large wok. Stir until the color is a bit darker, remove the peper but kep the oil into the Wok

5. Add garlic and ginger then immediately add the chicken.


6. when you see that your chicken is already a little brownish in color add the chili again and then stir constantly.


7. add the sauce mixture and stir briefly, after that move the chicken towards the side and let the sauce settle into the center. Bring the sauce to boil or until the hoisin sauce is well done.


8. While it is boiling add the cornstarch mixture to thicken the sauce, mixed the chicken back and add peanuts. Stir for about a minute and you are done.


OK hope this recipe will be with a little help to your cooking, I am going to research more and maybe taste a real kung pao chicken somewhere in chinatown or I'll asked some of my Chinese friends and update this recipe. Until next time and enjoy
a taste of food :)

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