Easy Kungpao Chicken Recipe : Chicken kungpao | How to make Kungpao chicken.

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Tofu is a lower-calorie option, while chicken thighs are more budget-friendly.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Almonds offer more nutrients, while sunflower seeds are often cheaper.

Welcome to the cooking channel and introduction to the dish.

Take 500 grams of boneless chicken.

Add 1 teaspoon of black pepper powder, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of onion powder, and 2 teaspoons of light soy sauce to the chicken.

Add 1.5 tablespoons of cornflour and 1 egg white to the chicken and mix everything together.

Let the chicken marinate for 20 to 30 minutes.

Chop about 0.5 cup of garlic finely.

Chop a piece of ginger finely.

Take 7 to 8 red chilies, cut them in half, and set aside.

Crush about 1 tablespoon of Sichuan pepper.

Chop 6 spring onions diagonally into 1 inch pieces.

Heat about 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan until it is smoking hot.

Carefully add the marinated chicken to the hot oil and cook on high heat.

Brown the chicken on one side for a few minutes, then flip to brown the other side.

Remove the chicken and drain the oil, keeping the same oil in the pan.

In the same pan, add more oil and let it get hot.

Add 0.5 cup of chopped garlic and chopped ginger, stir-fry for a moment.

Add the cut red chilies and let them infuse their flavor into the oil.

Add the crushed Sichuan pepper and stir.

Add the white parts of the spring onions and stir-fry.

Add 0.5 tablespoon of palm sugar or jaggery, and let it melt.

Add the browned chicken back into the pan and mix well.

Add 0.5 cup of chicken stock, and if you don't have chicken stock, you can use water.

Add 1.5 tablespoons of vinegar, 1 tablespoon of dark soy sauce, and 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce.

Check for salt and adjust if necessary.

Mix 2 teaspoons of cornflour with 0.5 cup of water and add to the pan to thicken the sauce.

Add the green parts of the spring onions and 0.5 cup of peanuts or any favorite nuts for garnish.

Turn off the heat and serve hot with rice.

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