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Kung pao chicken Wikipedia

Kung Pao chicken (Traditional Chinese: ????????????; Simplified Chinese ????????????; Pinyin: g??ngb??o j??d??ng ) is a classic dish in Szechuan cuisine (or Sichuan cuisine; Chinese: ??????), originating in the Sichuan province (?????????) in the western part of China. Kung Pao chicken is made of diced chicken stir-fried with peanuts, red bell peppers, wosen, and chile peppers. Like most other dishes in Szechuan cuisine, Kung Pao chicken is spicy and flavorful.

Actually, a number of elements of basic stir frying technique can go into preparing this simple dish. A good Kung Pao Chicken dish should not be drippy or oily. The sauce, a contrasting blend of fire and sweetness, should cling to the pieces of chicken and season the vegetables, but not coat the peanuts; there should be no pool of sauce on the bottom of the plate. The hot peppers provide the palate-scorching fire, a hint of sugar and a bit of wine to bring out the freshness of whatever vegetables are tossed in, and the savory soy sauce ties it all together. To prepare, the bits of chicken are dusted with cornstarch, and then a great big Chinese wok is heated on high flame, without oil, until it is quite hot. A swish of the ladle spreads a couple teaspoons of peanut oil, then the chicken is flash fried in hot oil to bring out the flavor of very slightly charred or grilled meat, but not so long that it loses its juices or tenderness. Then, in goes grated garlic, and the vegetables, and next comes the wine to give the flamb??e effect (watch those eyelashes!) along with secret sauce (each restaurant has its own blend). A tiny drizzle of sesame oil provides a tang, peanuts are added, and the dish is ready in about one minute and a half, from the time the oil hit the wok.

Kung Pao Chicken is a very popular "staple" of American Sichuan restaurants, and many recommend using it as a measure of the skills of a chef in an unfamilar Chinese restaurant tried for the first time.

Category:Chinese cuisine
Category:Sichuan cuisine

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Last Modified:   2005-11-07