Mala Kung Pao Chicken
Mala Kung Pao Chicken Recipe – Enjoy this exotic spicy dish perfectly at home when you crave something different!
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- Boneless Chicken Thighs 150 g
- Cucumber 50 g
- Roasted Peanuts 20 g
- Green Onion 30 g
- Dried Chili Pepper 5 g
Seasonings/Sauce
- Mala Sauce 1 큰술
- Dark Soy Sauce 1 큰술
- Sugar 0.25 큰술
- Vinegar 0.25 큰술
- Cooking Wine 1 큰술
- Starch 0.25 큰술
- Cooking Oil 4 큰술
- Sichuan Pepper Powder 0.25 티스푼
Nutrition summary
Carbohydrates
12 g
10%
Protein
38 g
31%
Fat
32 g
59%
Cooking steps
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1
Marinate bite-sized boneless chicken thighs with 1 tablespoon cooking wine and 0.5 tablespoon starch for 10 minutes.
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2
Heat 2 tablespoons cooking oil in a pan over low heat. Stir-fry dried chili peppers and green onions until fragrant, then add the marinated chicken.
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3
Increase the heat to high and stir-fry quickly for about 3 minutes until the chicken turns white outside and excess moisture evaporates.
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4
Mix 1 tablespoon mala sauce, 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce, 0.5 tablespoon sugar, and 0.5 tablespoon vinegar in advance. Pour into the pan and simmer over medium heat, letting the flavors soak into the chicken.
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5
Once the sauce thickens, add diced cucumber and roasted peanuts, sprinkle with 0.5 teaspoon Sichuan pepper powder, and stir-fry briefly for under 1 minute to finish.
