Traditional Kung Pao Chicken

Traditional Kung Pao Chicken

Overview

Kung Pao Chicken is a traditional Sichuan dish. The representative Sichuan cuisine is spicy, spicy and sweet and sour. It also includes various techniques such as frying peanuts and how to fry dried chili peppers without turning them black. This dish is very appetizing. Whether it's a banquet or a home-cooked meal, it's all very delicious. This is an old traditional dish. The classic is eternal. Let’s take a look.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Today I am stewing chicken at home. Cut off the chicken thighs and remove the skin. A little ding the size of a thumb.

    Traditional Kung Pao Chicken step 1
  2. White pepper. Salt, grasp evenly.

    Traditional Kung Pao Chicken step 2
  3. Add starch. Add a little water and marinate for ten minutes.

    Traditional Kung Pao Chicken step 3
  4. Mix all the seasonings into a bowl of soup.

    Traditional Kung Pao Chicken step 4
  5. Peel the peanuts and set aside

    Traditional Kung Pao Chicken step 5
  6. Wash the green onions, cut into large rings, and cut the garlic into thin slices.

    Traditional Kung Pao Chicken step 6
  7. We cut the dried chili peppers into circles and soak them in clean water together with the Sichuan peppercorns so that they will not fry easily

    Traditional Kung Pao Chicken step 7
  8. Put oil in the pot, put the peanuts in the pot with cold oil.

    Traditional Kung Pao Chicken step 8
  9. When the oil temperature rises, turn to the lowest heat and fry slowly until golden and crispy, take out and set aside. This peanut must be fried slowly over low heat.

    Traditional Kung Pao Chicken step 9
  10. Leave oil at the bottom of the pot, turn on low heat, add onion and garlic until fragrant.

    Traditional Kung Pao Chicken step 10
  11. Add the drained dried chili segments and Sichuan peppercorns and stir-fry over low heat.

    Traditional Kung Pao Chicken step 11
  12. Turn up the heat and add marinated chicken.

    Traditional Kung Pao Chicken step 12
  13. Stir fry the chicken quickly until it turns white.

    Traditional Kung Pao Chicken step 13
  14. Add fried peanuts.

    Traditional Kung Pao Chicken step 14
  15. Pour in the prepared sauce and stir-fry quickly. Add some chicken essence to make it fresh.

    Traditional Kung Pao Chicken step 15
  16. It’s time to cook, it’s very tender and delicious!

    Traditional Kung Pao Chicken step 16