
Kung Pao Chicken

Kung Pao Chicken hails from the Szechuan region of china and is a slightly sweet and sour dish with loads of spice. Though you can make it as mild or hot as you like, it really is at it’s best when nice and spicy. Ideally it uses Szechuan or rose peppers rather than black pepper but it is really hard to get so I used black pepper instead.
This is far nicer than the one you get in many Chinese restaurants which many add chilli to sweet and sour sauce and call it Kung Po. Unfortunately this means most have ridiculous amounts of sugar in them and so are seriously bad for you and your family. Plus it would be expensive to feed a family unlike my recipe which works out around €7 for 4 portions.
MAKE IT WITH PRAWNS
Substitute the chicken with prawns and add them when you add the veggies. 6 – 10 prawns per portion will be grand.
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Made this last night and it was delicious everyone loved it. I only used less than a tablespoon of sugar as I didn’t want it too sweet. The flavours were amazing.
Made this Saturday night, doubled the sauce & it was ???????? like all the others I’ve tried this is most definetly a keeper cheers Liam ?
What can I say Liam yet another huge hit in this house thanks for sharing ?
Husband tells me he’s not keen on peppers in the recipes , what can I use instesd? Personally I love them shame!
You can use any veg you like really. Small broccoli florets, baby corn, green beans, mange tout, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, pok choi, chinese cabbage, kale, butternut squash, sweet potato etc.
The beauty about making food at home yourself is you can adapt any recipe to suit your own tastes 🙂
Thank you for the ideas just couldn’t get my head round not liking peppers been together 30yrs .Ah well I suppose tastes change as you get older! Looking forward to trying more recipes.
Made this dish last night. Super easy to make and the chicken was so tender as i marinated it overnight. Great for kids too as not too hot. Another successful receipe! thanks Liam
Saved the Bia Maith Fakeaway recipes on my F/B and the meals are absolutely delicious. The family could eat the Kung Pao meal every day. Yum.
I made this today, was delicious. I added carrot matchsticks, mangetout, bamboo shoots, red pepper and water chestnuts. Thanks Liam for the recipe