Thursday, January 24, 2008

awei's style of chinese new year-功出财来

Here comes the recipe that I promised earlier>Kung Pow chicken. Another simple and easy recipe which I added a little unnoticeable twist to it.






Ingredients
300g of chicken breast meat-cut into cubes
2-3 fresh red & green chilies-cut into cubes
A handful roasted cashew nuts
1 big onion-cut into cubes
6 dried chilies-cut into small pieces (soak in hot water for approx. 5mins)
1cmsq of ginger-cut into slices & finely chopped
2 garlic-finely chopped
1 onion-finely chopped
Adequate cooking oil
Adequate water
Corn starch solution

Marinade for chicken
1 tablespoon of hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon of oyster sauce
1 teaspoon of sesame oil
1 teaspoon of chinese cooking wine
½ tablespoon of corn flour
Dash of black pepper

Seasonings
1 tablespoon of oyster sauce
½ tablespoon of dark soya sause
1 tablespoon of light soya sauce
Salt & brown sugar to taste
1 teaspoon of chinese cooking wine (optional)

Methods
Marinade the chicken for at least 1 hour
Deep fry the chicken for 1-2mins just to seal the juice not over done it & set aside
Sauté the garlic, onion & ginger until fragrant in medium heat
Add in the dried chilies after that and continue to stir fry all the ingredients until the pungent smell from the dried chilies rises
Add in the chicken meat and mix well
Add in all the seasonings followed by some water if it is too dry
Add in the big onions, fresh red & green chilies after that
Add some corn starch solution to thicken the dish
Lastly add in the cashew nuts and mix well



Please take note that the dish shall not be too watery or too dry. Adequate amount of water to be added from time to time. Remember to control the heat and most important feel & taste your food while cooking.

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