Spiced Kung Pao Chicken

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 whole chicken breasts, boned, skinned, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 cups oil, for deep frying
• 1/2 cup skinless roasted peanuts
• 10 whole dried hot chili peppers
• 2 scallions, cut into 1/2 in. lengths
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon chili paste with garlic
• 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sherry wine
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon sesame seed oil

Recipe

• 1 combine chicken, salt, egg , and cornstarch. mix well by hand. set aside.
• 2 in small bowl, blend sauce ingredients. set aside.
• 3 heat oil to 350 in a wok. deep fry chicken until it seperates and is almost cooked.
• 4 remove by draining through strainer into another pot.
• 5 reheat same oil.
• 6 deep fry peanutsover moderate heat until golden brown.
• 7 remove by draining through strainer.
• 8 reheat 2 tbs. oil in wok til smoking hot.
• 9 stir-fry red chili peppers til they are dark red.
• 10 lower heat.
• 11 add scallions and garlic.stir-fry 30 seconds.
• 12 pour in chicken. stir-fry on high for 1 minute.
• 13 add sauce.
• 14 stir-fry until heated and glazed thouroughly.
• 15 add peanuts.