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Kung
Po was one of the grades for officials in China. The inventor of
this chicken dish was a "Kung Po" official in China. He
named the dish according to his grade. So, this is where "Chicken
with Kung Po sauce" comes from. Have you ever tried the dish?
It is hot and spicy.
If
you want to cook the dish at home, here's the recipe:
Ingredients:
A piece of chicken breast, 6 pieces of dried red chilies, a teaspoon
of wild pepper, a teaspoon of mashed garlic, 3 slices of ginger,
some pepper, onions, corn flour, oil, cashew nuts, and peanuts.
Flavoring:
2 teaspoons of Soy sauces, 2 teaspoons of cooking wine, 2 teaspoons
of sugars, a teaspoon of bean segment sauce and ½ spoon of
salt.
How
to cook:
1. Hit the chicken breast with the back of knife, to make sure the
chicken's muscles are loose.
2. Cut the chicken into pieces, the size for each piece is roughly
1.5cm
3. Pour some oil into the Wok and fry the chicken pieces until half
cooked, then put them on a plate.
4. Pour 3 teaspoons of oil into the Wok, and fry the dried red chilies
and wild pepper for 20 seconds, then put the chicken pieces into
Wok and fry together. When it is nearly cooked, add some gingers,
mashed garlic, and onions.
5. Finally, fry the chicken pieces with the prepared flavoring for
30 seconds, a plate of delicious chicken with Kung Po sauce is then
done.
6. And, for those who love peanuts and cashew nuts, do not forget
to put some on the dish, to make it even more Yummy!!!
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Chinese
Food - Kung Po
