Gang Bao Chicken

Name: Gang Bao Chicken
Ingredients: 1/2 tablespoon chili oil; 300 g chicken thigh fillets, diced; 1 tablespoon dried red chili (or fresh but the restaurant uses dried); 2 green onions, chopped; 1/2 tablespoon sugar; 1 teaspoon grated ginger; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 2 -6 tablespoons stock (the recipe states several) or 2 -6 tablespoons water (the recipe states several); 1 tablespoon vinegar; 1 tablespoon Chinese wine; 1/2 tablespoon light soy sauce; 1/3 cup cashew nuts (or peanuts)

12 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1/2 tablespoon chili oil
300 g chicken thigh fillets, diced
1 tablespoon dried red chili (or fresh but the restaurant uses dried)
2 green onions, chopped
1/2 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon grated ginger
2 garlic cloves, chopped
2 -6 tablespoons stock (the recipe states several) or 2 -6 tablespoons water (the recipe states several)
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 tablespoon Chinese wine
1/2 tablespoon light soy sauce
1/3 cup cashew nuts (or peanuts)

Directions

1

Coat wok or pan in chilli oil.
2

Add chicken pieces and stir until just cooked and set aside.
3

Into wok or pan add chilli, green onion, ginger, garlic, vinegar, stock or water and stir.
4

Add sugar, cooking wine and light soy sauce and stir.
5

It's really important here to make sure that everything reduces and caramelises. The restaurants green onions and dried chilli's are quite well cooked.
6

Return chicken to the pan and mix ingredients together.
7

When juice becomes slightly sticky add the nuts.
8

Place in serving dish.