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🐓 Kung Pao Chicken - Takeout

Ingredients

Chicken & Sauce

  • 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white/black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon Chinese black/rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon sambal oelek/chile-garlic paste

Stir-Fry

  • 2 medium bell peppers
  • 2 medium celery stalks
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger
  • 2 medium scallions
  • 1/2 cup roasted peanuts

Instructions

  • Mix marinade ingredients in a bowl
    • 1/4 cup soy sauce
    • 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
    • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
    • 1 1/2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
    • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
    • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white or black pepper
  • Chop chicken into 1" chunks
  • Add 2 tablespoons of marinade to chicken, mix, and set aside
  • Mix the rest of the sauce ingredients in
    • 1 tablespoon Chinese black or rice vinegar
    • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
    • 1 tablespoon sambal oelek or chile-garlic paste
  • Chop vegetables, gather in one bowl
    • 2 medium bell peppers, cut into 1-inch chunks
    • 2 medium celery stalks, thin slice on a bias
  • Chop aromatics. Gather garlic, ginger, and white scallions in one bowl and green scallions in another
    • 2 cloves garlic, minced
    • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
    • 2 medium scallions, thinly sliced on a bias, whites and greens separated
  • Heat oil in wok until smoking, add vegetables and stir fry until softened, about 2 minutes
  • Add aromatics and stir fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds
  • Transfer all to a plate/bowl
  • Let the wok heat back up, add chicken in small batches not to crowd, letting the first side brown before tossing, ~3min and stir fry until cooked through
  • Add vegetables back in, stir to combine
  • Restir sauce, add to wok, stir to combine and turn off heat
  • Add peanuts, stir to combine
    • 1/2 cup roasted peanuts
  • Serve immediate with rice and green scallions