Kung Pao Chicken (Sichuan Spicy Chicken with Peanuts)
世界で一番有名な中華料理！鶏肉とピーナッツの「甘・酸・辣」の黄金比
Description
The most globally recognized Sichuan dish, famously known as Kung Pao Chicken in the US. Diced chicken, roasted peanuts, and scallions are wok-fried with dried chilies and Sichuan pepper, then glazed in a hot-sour-sweet sauce (Hu La Li Zhi flavor). A dish of perfect textural and flavor balance.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Chicken thighs
- Peanuts
- Scallion
- Dried red chilies
- Sichuan pepper
- Soy sauce
- Black vinegar
- Sugar
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Dice chicken into thumb-sized cubes. Velvet with salt, soy, wine, and starch slurry; seal with oil.
- Mix soy, black vinegar, sugar, wine, broth, and starch into a perfectly balanced sweet-sour sauce.
- Fry raw peanuts on low until crispy. Chop scallion whites to match the chicken size.
- Flash-fry chicken until white; remove.
- Fry dried chilies and Sichuan pepper on low until near-charred to extract roasted heat (Hu La). Add garlic and ginger.
- Return chicken and scallions, frying on high.
- Pour the sweet-sour sauce, tossing to thicken.
- Finally, fold in the crispy peanuts and serve.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Roasted chili aroma and lychee-like sweet-sourness of black vinegar and sugar、黒酢と砂糖のライチのような甘酸っぱさ
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Can be made with JP chicken, commercial peanuts, and scallions
Pairing
Cold Beer / White Rice
Trivia
Invented by Ding Baozhen, a Qing Dynasty Sichuan governor. Named after his official title 'Gongbao' (Palace Guardian). In US TV shows, the square Chinese takeout boxes highly likely contain this dish.
Eating tips & etiquette
Enjoy the fluffy chicken, crisp scallions, and crunchy peanuts simultaneously. The roasted chili heat hiding inside the sweet-sour sauce stimulates the appetite, making it the ultimate side for rice.
Allergen
Poultry, Peanuts, Soybeans, Wheat