Kung Pao Chicken

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Asian

Ingredients

  • Oil, for frying
  • 24 ounces chicken thighs
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • Sauce:
  • 1/2 cup roasted peanuts
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon cooking rice wine
  • 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

Directions

  1. Bring oil to between 350 and 375 degrees F. Cut chicken into chunks and mix with cornstarch and baking soda. Deep-fry in the oil.

  2. For the sauce: Mix peanuts, chicken stock, sugar, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, vinegar, rice wine and sesame oil in a bowl. Toss fried chicken in sauce, then serve.

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