ChineseLunch

Kung Pao Chicken

Name: Kung Pao Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 400 g chicken breast; 0.5 cup peanuts; 8 each dried red chili; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; 2 cups steamed rice; 2 each green onion; 1 tbsp cornstarch

Authentic chinese lunch you can cook at home in about 27 minutes. 8 simple ingredients, step-by-step.

Total time

27 min

Serves

Per serving

147 kcal

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients (3 servings)

400 gchicken breast
0.5 cuppeanuts
8 eachdried red chili
2 tbspsoy sauce
1 tbsprice vinegar
2 cupssteamed rice
2 eachgreen onion
1 tbspcornstarch

Instructions

1
Cube chicken and coat with cornstarch and soy sauce.
2
Stir-fry chicken in hot oil until golden.
3
Add dried chilies and peanuts, toss briefly.
4
Add kung pao sauce (soy, vinegar, sugar, cornstarch slurry).
5
Serve over steamed rice with green onion.

Nutrition per serving

147

kcal · Calories

g · Protein

g · Carbs

g · Fat

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