Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Kung Pao Chicken
Kung Pao Chicken
Recipe Print
- - 12 oz (350 g) boneless, skinless chicken breast or thigh, cut into bite-sized pieces
- - ¼ teaspoon salt
- - Dash of white pepper
- - 1 teaspoon all-purpose cornstarch
- - 2 tablespoons oil
- - 1 garlic clove, minced
- - ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- - 6 dried chilies or chile de arbol or chiles in Adobo sauce
- - 1 large red pepper, diced
- - 2 tablespoons finely chopped green onion (scallion), white and green parts, plus more for garnish
- - ½ cup (150 g) dry roasted peanuts, plus more for garnish
Sauce:
- - 2 tablespoons Chinese black vinegar or balsamic vinegar
- - 2 tablespoons basic chicken stock
- - 1 teaspoon sugar
- - 1 ½ tablespoons Chinese rice wine or cooking sherry
- - 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- - 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
- - 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- - 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
- - 1 teaspoon all-purpose cornstarch
- - 1 teaspoon water
Directions:
- Combine all of the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Toss the chicken with the salt, pepper, and the all-purpose cornstarch. Cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- Heat ½ the oil in wok or skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken pieces and stir-fry until the chicken turns white about 2 minutes. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside. Wash and thoroughly dry the wok or skillet.
- Heat the remaining oil in a wok or skillet over medium-high high heat. Add the garlic to the wok or skillet and stir-fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the dried red chilies and stir-fry until aromatic, about 1 minute. Add the red bell pepper and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the reserved chicken and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add the stir-fry sauce and stir-fry for 1 minute, until the chicken is nicely coated. Add the peanuts and green onion and stir-fry for 30 seconds.
Monday, October 26, 2020
Chicken and Smoked Sausage Paella
Chicken and Smoked Sausage Paella
Sunday, May 10, 2020
Sweet Corn Fritters
Sweet Corn Fritters
You may not have sweet corn ready where you live, but we do here in Central Florida. We can get corn on the cob twice a year - April thru May and then again in October thru November. There is a great farm near us that sells it and so when my husband brought home two dozen, I knew we could not eat all of them as corn on the cob.
