Main Courses Recipes - Kung Po Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

• 250g/9oz chicken meat (boned and skinned)

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 egg white

• 1 teaspoon corn flour

• 1 medium green pepper (cored and seeded)

• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil

• 1 spring onion (cut into short sections)

• A few small slices of fresh root ginger

• 5 dried red chilies (soaked, seeded and shredded)

• 2 tablespoons yellow bean sauce

• 1 teaspoon rice wine

• 100g/4oz roasted cashew nuts

• A few drops of sesame oil

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Cut the chicken into small cubes about the size of sugar lumps. Place the chicken in a small bowl and mix with the salt and egg white. Mix a few drops of water with the corn flour to form a paste, and add to the bowl.

2. Cut the green pepper into cubes about the same size as the chicken pieces.

3. Heat the oil in a wok, add the chicken, spring onion and ginger and stir-fly for 1 minute, then add the chilies with the yellow bean sauce and wine. Blend well and stir-fly for another minute.

4. Finally stir in the cashew nuts and sesame oil. Serve hot with boiled rice.