Crock Pot Kung Pao Chicken
Ingredients
6 servings
Instructions
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat (or, if you have a multicooker you can just do it right in the crock pot, which is awesome). Season the chicken breast with salt and pepper and saute until browned on all sides, about 4 minutes. Add the chicken to the crock pot.
- Add in the chicken broth, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, sugar, and hoisin sauce. Give the pot a light stir. Then, add in the chilis, bell pepper, onion, garlic, and ginger, and stir once more. Cover and cook on low heat for 4 hours.
- About 30 minutes before you've finished cooking (at the 3 hour and 30 minute mark), combine equal parts water and cornstarch (about 2 tablespoons of each) in a small bowl, whisking together until smooth. Add the slurry to the crock pot and mix well. Continue to cook for another 30 minutes, or until sauce has thickened.
- While you wait for the sauce to thicken, slice your green onions in half, longways. Keep slicing until you have thin strips. Place the green onions in a bowl of ice water and let sit. This will make them curl up. Pictures of this process are also on the Spicy Fried Shrimp post.
- Serve the Crock Pot Kung Pao Chicken over rice with peanuts or cashews on top and the curled green onion to garnish.
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$3789.00
$3789.00
Per Serving
$632.00/serving
$632.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$7578.00 vs buying!
~$7578.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (71% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| boneless | 2 lbs | - |
| Salt and pepper | - | - |
| oil | 2 tbsp | $8.00 |
| low sodium chicken broth | 0.5 cup | $20.00 |
| low sodium soy sauce | 0.3333333333333333 cup | $80.00 |
| balsamic vinegar or Chinese black vinegar | 0.3333333333333333 cup | $75.00 |
| sugar | 0.25 cup | $3.00 |
| hoisin sauce | 2 tbsp | $30.00 |
| -10 dried red chili peppers | 6 | $2650.00 |
| orange bell pepper | 1 | $88.00 |
| white onion | 0.5 medium | $25.00 |
| garlic | 4 cloves | $790.00 |
| fresh ginger | 1 tsp | $5.00 |
| cornstarch | 2 tbsp | $15.00 |
| Peanuts or cashews | - | - |
| Green onion | - | - |
| Rice | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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