Name: KUNG PAO CHICKEN recipe by Dr. Faraah Khan at BetterButter
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 chicken breast, cut in cubes; 2 spring onion leaves, chopped; 3-4 spring onion bulbs, finely chopped; 5 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 inch ginger, grated; 1 teaspoon black pepper powder/sichuan pepper, roast & powder it; 1/4 cup skinless roasted peanuts, can coarsely pound or use as it is; 4-5 dried red chillies; 2 tablespoon dark soy sauce; 1 tablespoon red chilli sauce; 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup; 1 tablespoon honey; 2 tablespoon cornflour; 1 teaspoon salt; Oil for frying

Ingredients Serving: 4

1 chicken breast, cut in cubes
2 spring onion leaves, chopped
3-4 spring onion bulbs, finely chopped
5 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 inch ginger, grated
1 teaspoon black pepper powder/sichuan pepper, roast & powder it
1/4 cup skinless roasted peanuts, can coarsely pound or use as it is
4-5 dried red chillies
2 tablespoon dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon red chilli sauce
1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoon cornflour
1 teaspoon salt
Oil for frying

Instructions

WASH AND DRAIN THE CHICKEN PIECES. ADD SALT & SICHUAN PEPPER POWDER
ADD CORNFLOUR
MIX WELL & KEEP ASIDE FOR 15 MINUTES
HEAT SOME OIL FOR FRYING THE CHICKEN
OIL SHOULD BE MEDIUM HOT. ONE BY ONE ADD THE CHICKEN PIECES & FRY FOR 5-7 MINUTES
STIR IN BETWEEN FOR EVEN FRYING
WHEN DONE, REMOVE ON AN ABSORBENT PAPER
TAKE OUT THE EXCESS OIL FROM THE PAN, LEAVING BEHIND 1 TBSP OIL. ADD GARLIC & GINGER
SAUTE ON HIGH FOR 30 SECONDS. THEN ADD THE CHOPPED ONION
AFTER 30 SECONDS ADD WHOLE RED CHILLIES & SAUTE ON HIGH FOR 1 MINUTE
NEXT GOES THE FRIED CHICKEN PIECES
ADD THE PEANUTS
ADD THE SOY SAUCE, HONEY, TOMATO KETCHUP & CHILLI SAUCE MIXTURE
MIX EVERYTHING WELL & COOK THE THE SAUCES COAT THE CHICKEN PIECES & THE MOISTURE EVAPORATES
FINALLY ADD THE SPRING ONION LEAVES & SERVE

Similar Recipes