Kung Pao Chicken

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Kung Pao Chicken is a delicious dish built around chicken, rice vinegar and sake. It has a homemade, generous feel that makes it easy to imagine as the star of the meal, with garlic depth and a gentle spicy kick.

Preparation time: 30 min

Ingredients

• Sake – 2 tbs
• Soy Sauce – 2 tbs
• Sesame Seed Oil – 2 tbs
• Corn Flour – 2 tbs
• Water – 2 tbs
• Chicken – 500g
• Chilli Powder – 1 tbs
• Rice Vinegar – 1 tsp
• Brown Sugar – 1 tbs
• Spring Onions – 4 Chopped
• Garlic Clove – 6 cloves
• Water Chestnut – 220g
• Peanuts – 100g

Method

Combine the sake or rice wine, soy sauce, sesame oil and cornflour dissolved in water. Divide mixture in half.
In a glass dish or bowl, combine half of the sake mixture with the chicken pieces and toss to coat. Cover dish and place in refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
In a medium frying pan, combine remaining sake mixture, chillies, vinegar and sugar. Mix together and add spring onion, garlic, water chestnuts and peanuts. Heat sauce slowly over medium heat until aromatic.
Meanwhile, remove chicken from marinade and sauté in a large frying pan until juices run clear. When sauce is aromatic, add sautéed chicken and let simmer together until sauce thickens.