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| Quick and Easy Kung Pao Chicken |
This is not only a very simple but very fast recipe for a weekday dinner. You can have this one on the table in 20 minutes.
Serves 4
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in small cubes
2 tablespoons peanut oil
4 cloves minced garlic
pinch fresh ground black peppper
In a hot wok, saute the chicken with the garlic and pepper until almost completely cooked. Remove the chicken from the wok for the time being.
To the hot wok add
2 tablespoons peanut oil
4-6 whole chiles (You can substitute chile sauce to better control the heat to your taste. Start with about a teaspoon for mild heat.)
Toss the chiles in the oil for a few seconds before adding all the folowing ingredients quickly and all at once.
1/4 cup rice wine
2 tbsp Hoisin sauce
2 tbsp Black Bean Sauce
3 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp fresh grated ginger root
1/2 tsp Chinese 5 spice powder
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Reduce the heat on the wok to medium and bring the sauce to a simmer before adding the chicken back to the wok. Add:
1 diced red pepper
4 green onions chopped in 1 inch pieces
Cook for an additional minute.
To thicken the sauce stir in a slurry of :
1 ounce water
1 tsp corn starch
Serve on a bed of rice or Chinese noodles and garnish with toasted peanuts or cashews.
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Looks like a fast and simple recipe...but where's the best place to buy Chinese 5 spice in St. John's?
Any supermarket or Bulk Barn, the latter bing much less expensive.
Yum!! Chinese 5 spice is also delicious on sweet potato fries in the oven. Thanks for the great recipe!
Any idea where to find rice wine and black bean sauce in st. Johns?
Some of the larger supermarkets carry more of these things now but you could always try Magic Wok store on Duckworth St.