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Kung Pao Chicken

Numbing, sweet, sour, and fast.

Total
30 min
Active
25 min
Serves
4
Cuisine
chinese
Servings4

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Ingredients

Chicken

Sauce

Stir-fry

Steps

  1. Toss the chicken with the cornstarch and 1 tbsp of the soy sauce and leave 10 minutes.

  2. Mix the remaining soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar into a sauce.

  3. Fry the chilies and peppercorns in hot oil for 20 seconds until fragrant, then add the chicken and sear hard without stirring for a minute.

  4. Stir-fry until the chicken is cooked through, add the sauce, and let it thicken and coat.

  5. Toss in the peanuts and scallions off the heat and serve with rice.