Kung Pao Chicken
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
Ingredients:
- 3 lbs chicken breast, equivalent to 4 large chicken breasts, cut into one inch pieces
- ¼ cup fish sauce
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ 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, equivalent to one medium to large 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 hoisin
- 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
Instructions
- In a large skillet, on medium high heat, add ¼ cup fish sauce and ¼ cup sugar. Cook until the sugar melts and begins to caramelize and turn an amber color. Add chicken and thoroughly toss coat with caramel sauce, turn heat to high and cook it untouched for 5 minutes, then toss and cook for another 5 minutes untouched. Remove chicken along with all of its juices and put in bowl. Set aside.
- In the same skillet, add ¼ cup avocado oil along with 1 Tbsp sesame oil add Sichuan peppers and chili peppers and stir fry for 10 seconds then add garlic, onions, green onions, bell pepper, zucchini and ginger and cook for 5 minutes, stirring once.
- Add peanuts and cook for a minute, continuously tossing.
- Then add Shaoxing wine, mushroom powder, hoisin, and vinegar and mix it all in.
- Turn heat to high, then bring the chicken back into the wok along with all its juices. Cook for another 5 minutes, tossing only once.
- Garnish with chopped green onions. Serve with rice. Enoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1portion | Calories: 585kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 56g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 145mg | Sodium: 380mg | Potassium: 1664mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 8059IU | Vitamin C: 133mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 3mg