Gong Bao chicken is a dish of the Chinese cuisine, tasty and delicious, flavored with chili, spring onion and peanuts!
350 g chicken breast | |
3 garlic cloves | |
an equivalent amount of ginger | |
4 spring onions, white parts only | |
about 10 dried chillies | |
2 tablespoons cooking oil | |
1 tablespoon Sichuan pepper | |
75 g roasted peanuts | |
for the marinade: | |
1/2 teaspoon salt | |
2 teaspoon light soy sauce | |
1 teaspoon Shaoxing wine | |
1 1/2 teaspoon potato flour | |
for the sauce: | |
1 tablespoon caster sugar | |
3/4 teaspoon potato flour | |
1 teaspoon dark soy sauce | |
1 teaspoon light soy sauce | |
1 tablespoon Chingkinag vinegar | |
1 teaspoon sesame oil | |
1 tablespoon water |
1. | Cut the chicken breast into strips about 1.5 cm wide and then reduce them into cubes, as homogeneous as possible. Put them in a bowl and add the ingredients of the marinade mixed together with a tablespoon of water, mix well and set aside while preparing the rest. |
2. | Peel and thinly slice the garlic and ginger, cut the onions into small pieces about the size of the chicken cubes, cut the peppers in half and remove the seeds. In a small bowl mix well the ingredients of the sauce. |
3. | Heat a seasoned wok over high heat, add the seed oil, the peppers and the Sichuan pepper and stir.fry briefly until the peppers start to darken but do not let them burn. |
4. | Quickly add the chicken and fry over high heat, stirring constantly, as the chicken cubes tend to separate, add the ginger, garlic and spring onions, continuing to stir-fry until they are fragrant and the meat cooked. |
5. | Stir the sauce and pour it into the wok continuing to shake it and to stir, as soon as the sauce thickens and becomes shiny, add the peanuts and serve. |
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