Kung Pao Chicken Broccoli Stir Fry Gluten Free Food

KUNG PAO CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Mix the chicken, 1 tablespoon of cornstarch, salt, pepper, and 1 pinch of five-spice powder together in a bowl until the chicken is coated, and set aside.
• Whisk together water, soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, 1 tablespoon of cornstarch, rice vinegar, and 1 pinch of five-spice powder in a bowl until the mixture is smooth, and set aside.
• Place 1 tablespoon of oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat, and cook and stir the chicken mixture until the chicken is browned, about 5 minutes. Remove the chicken from the wok, and set aside.
• Pour 1 more tablespoon of oil into the heated wok, and stir in the onion, celery, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Cook and stir the vegetables until they start to become tender, about 3 minutes. Pour in the cornstarch mixture, and cook and stir until the sauce thickens, about 1 minute. Remove the wok from the heat, lightly stir in the cooked chicken and peanuts, and serve.

KUNG PAO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Marinade: In a non-reactive bowl, prepare the marinade. Combine the rice wine, peanut oil, soy sauce, salt and cornstarch. Stir in the chicken pieces and refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Sauce: In a small bowl, combine the ingredients for the sauce. Set aside.
• Over high heat, in a wok, bring the peanut oil to almost smoking temperature. Stir-fry the chilies, ginger, garlic and white part of the green onions for 30 to 40 seconds, or until the chilies turn dark. Add the chicken and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes, until golden in color.
• Add the sauce and bring to a boil. Add the peanuts. Thicken with the slurry and continue to cook until glossy. Transfer to a serving plate and garnish with julienne green onions.

KUNG PAO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Rinse chicken and pat dry.
• Cut into 3/4 inch pieces.
• In a medium bowl, stir together chicken, sherry and 1 teaspoon cornstarch.
• Let stand for 15 minutes.
• For sauce, in a small bowl, stir together water, soy sauce, 4 teaspoons cornstarch, sugar, vinegar and hot pepper sauce. Set aside. Pour cooking oil into a wok or large skillet and heat over medium-high heat. Stir-fry garlic and ginger root for 15 seconds.
• Add chicken mixture; stir fry for 3 to 4 minutes or until meat is no longer pink inside. Push chicken from center of wok.
• Stir sauce and add to center of wok.
• Cook and stir until thick and bubbly.
• Add green onions and peanuts and stir to coat with sauce. Cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes more or until heated through.
• Serve over hot rice.

ANOTHER KUNG PAO CHICKEN (GLUTEN-FREE)

Steps:

• Dice chicken into 1-inch pieces. Place the chicken cubes, oil, cornstarch, wine, and soy sauce in a bag and give a quick toss before placing in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to marinate.
• While the chicken is marinating, dice bell pepper and cucumber into 1/2-inch squares, dice the red onion, and chop the green onions into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Mince the garlic and grate the ginger; set aside.
• In a wok or any suitably large frying pan, dry-roast the dried red peppers and peppercorns until they release their aroma; set aside.
• In a blender or food processor, combine hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice wine, vinegar, oyster sauce, sugar, and chicken stock. Toss in the roasted peppercorns and 2 dried peppers and puree until no big chunks of the dried red pepper remain and the peppercorns are pulverized. If you don't have a blender or food processor or if you want to be more thorough, crush the peppers and peppercorns with a mortar and pestle, then just whisk together with the sauce in a small bowl or use the blender anyway.
• In the same pan as before, heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil over high heat (smoking hot really) and dump the contents of the chicken bag into the wok and stir fry until it has just cooked through.
• Remove chicken from the pan, leaving the hot oil behind, and set aside. You could also fry the peanuts until they achieve a darker brown hue (especially if you only have unroasted peanuts) but I didn't bother.
• In the same oil, sauté the cucumber, onion, green onion, and red bell pepper for about 4 minutes over high heat; just to remove their rawness while still retaining their crunchiness. If they start to release liquid, stop cooking and drain them right away.
• In the same oil, sauté the ginger and garlic for 30 seconds.
• Add contents of the blender (the sauce) and bring to a boil. Keep it at a boil until it has reduced to a thick syrup-like consistency.
• Return the cooked chicken to the wok and add the peanuts, the remaining 5 dried peppers, and the cooked vegetables and toss to heat the chicken through and coat with sauce.
• Transfer to your serving plate and drizzle with sesame oil. Serve over a bed of rice.

KUNG PAO CHICKEN WITH BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Blend water, soy sauce, cornstarch, Sherry and sugar in bowl, set aside.
• Toss chicken with 1 tblsp cornstarch to coat.
• Heat 2 tblsps oil in wok over high heat.
• Add chilies and cook until blackened, about 2 minutes.
• Add chicken and cook until browned, stirring frequently, 1-2 minutes.
• Remove chicken using slotted spoon.
• Set aside.
• Add remaining 2 tblsps oil to wok.
• Add green onions, garlic and ginger and stir-fry 1 minute.
• Add broccoli and stir-fry 2 minutes.
• Stir sauce and add to wok.
• Cover and cook until sauce is thickened and broccoli is crisp-tender, about 3 minutes more.
• Mix in chicken and peanuts and heat.
• Serve with rice.