Szechuan Kung Pao Chicken Recipes

Steps:

• Combine the cubed chicken with the egg white and cornstarch.
• Refrigerate for 1/2 hour.
• Heat oil in wok and stir-fry chicken 3 to 4 minutes, until done.
• Add nuts, scallions, and remaining ingredients.
• Heat thoroughly and serve at once with rice.

Steps:

• Marinade: In a non-reactive bowl, prepare the marinade. Combine the rice wine, peanut oil, soy sauce, salt and cornstarch. Stir in the chicken pieces and refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Sauce: In a small bowl, combine the ingredients for the sauce. Set aside.
• Over high heat, in a wok, bring the peanut oil to almost smoking temperature. Stir-fry the chilies, ginger, garlic and white part of the green onions for 30 to 40 seconds, or until the chilies turn dark. Add the chicken and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes, until golden in color.
• Add the sauce and bring to a boil. Add the peanuts. Thicken with the slurry and continue to cook until glossy. Transfer to a serving plate and garnish with julienne green onions.

Steps:

• Combine chicken and cornstarch in small bowl.
• Toss to coat.
• Heat oil in large non-stick skillet or wok on medium heat.
• Add chicken.
• Stir fry 5- 7 minutes or until no longer pink in center.
• Remove from heat.
• Add onions, garlic, red pepper and ginger to skillet.
• Stir fry 15 seconds.
• Remove from heat.
• Combine vinegar, soy sauce and sugar in small bowl.
• Stir well.
• Add to skillet.
• Return chicken to skillet.
• Stir until chicken is well coated.
• Stir in nuts.
• Heat thoroughly, stirring occasionally.
• Serve over hot rice.

Steps:

• Heat a large cast-iron or non-stick skillet or wok over medium. Add peanuts and 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant and golden brown in places, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• In a bowl, whisk together 3 tablespoons soy sauce, cornstarch, and rice wine. Stir in chicken; let stand 5 minutes. Meanwhile, combine black vinegar, remaining 2 tablespoons soy sauce, sesame oil, and brown sugar in a small bowl, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in skillet over medium-high. Add peppercorns and chiles; cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant and chiles are blistering in places, about 1 minute. Stir in garlic; cook 30 seconds. Stir in chicken mixture, spreading in an even layer to edges of skillet. Cover, reduce heat to medium, and cook, undisturbed, until chicken is beginning to turn golden on bottoms but is not cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir in vinegar-soy mixture and celery. Increase heat to medium-high and cook, uncovered, stirring frequently, until chicken is just cooked through and liquid thickens enough to become glossy and evenly coat, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in toasted peanuts and scallions, and serve with rice.