Kung Pao Chicken Recipe

Name: Kung Pao Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 1 lb chicken thighs (cut into bite size pieces); 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine; 1 tsp cornstarch; 2 tsp cornstarch; 2 tbsp hoisin; 2 tbsp sambal oelek; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tbsp sugar; 2 cloves garlic (crushed); 2 tsp ginger (grated); 1 tbsp oil; 8 -10 dried red chiles (if desired); 1/4 cup roasted cashews (or peanuts); 2 -3 green onions (cut into 2" lengths)

Highly addictive and super easy to make at home.

⏱ 20 min 🔨 Prep 12min 🔥 Cook 8min 📊 Easy 🍽 4 servings 👁 5

Instructions

Marinate the chicken thighs in the soy sauce, shaoxing wine, and 1 teaspoon of cornstarch. Set aside while prepping your sauce.
In a small bowl or liquid measuring cup, whisk together the remaining 2 teaspoons of cornstarch with 1/4 cup water, hoisin, sambal oelek, rice vinegar, sugar, garlic, and ginger.
Heat up the oil in a large non-stick frying or sauté pan over medium high heat. Add the chicken and cook, stirring occasionally until golden and cooked through.
Turn the heat to medium, add the peppers and the sauce and stir to coat. Cook, until the sauce starts to thicken and turn glossy.
Add in the green onions and cashews.
Enjoy hot!

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Nutrition per serving

350kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$892.00

Per Serving
$223.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$1784.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (80% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
chicken thighs	1 lb	$99.00
soy sauce	1 tbsp	$15.00
Shaoxing wine	1 tbsp	-
cornstarch	1 tsp	$3.00
cornstarch	2 tsp	$5.00
hoisin	2 tbsp	-
sambal oelek	2 tbsp	-
rice vinegar	1 tbsp	$6.00
sugar	1 tbsp	$1.00
garlic	2 cloves	$395.00
ginger	2 tsp	$11.00
oil	1 tbsp	$4.00
-10 dried red chiles	8	$101.00
roasted cashews	0.25 cup	$143.00
-3 green onions	2	$109.00