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Kung Pao Chicken

Kung Pao Chicken

By: Cindy Lam Lorimer
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6
A quick and flavorful Kung Pao chicken made with tender chicken breast, crunchy peanuts, and zucchini for a fresh twist. Ready in 30 minutes and perfect for a satisfying weeknight meal.

Ingredients

Marinade:

  • 3 lbs chicken breast, cut into one inch pieces
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp sugar

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup avocado oil, or any neutral oil, divided in half
  • 1 Tbsp sesame oil
  • 6 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 whole onion, cut into one inch pieces
  • 7 green onion stalks, cut into one inch pieces (white part only), save green part and chop for garnish
  • 4 red bell peppers, cut into one inch pieces
  • 2 cups zucchini, cut into one inch pieces
  • 1 Tbsp ginger, peeled, chopped
  • ½ cup dried whole chili peppers
  • 2 Tbsp Thai chili peppers, chopped
  • 1 tsp sichuan peppercorns , crushed
  • ½ cup peanuts
  • 2 Tbsp Shaoxing wine
  • ⅓ cup mushroom powder
  • 2 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce
  • 2 Tbsp hoisin
  • 2 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 Tbsp rice vinegar

Thickener:

  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 Tbsp cornstarch

Instructions

  • Add all marinade ingredients together and set aside while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
  • In a large wok on high heat, add ¼ cup avocado oil and add the chicken. Cook the chicken untouched for 3 minutes, then toss and cook for 3 more minutes. Remove chicken from wok, but keep the juice.
  • In the same wok, on medium high heat, add ¼ cup avocado oil along with 1 Tbsp sesame oil, then saute garlic, onion, green onions, bell pepper, zucchini and ginger for a minute.
  • Then add dried chili peppers, Thai chili peppers, sichuan peppercorns and peanuts and cook for a minute, continuously tossing.
  • Then add Shaoxing wine, mushroom powder, soy sauce, hoisin, sugar and vinegar and mix it all in.
  • Turn heat to high, then bring the chicken back into the wok along with all of its juices.
  • Add the thickener and stir fry for another 5 mins, constantly tossing.
  • Garnish with chopped green onions.
  • Serve with rice. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1portion | Calories: 660kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 56g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 145mg | Sodium: 960mg | Potassium: 1685mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 8060IU | Vitamin C: 133mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 4mg