Gong Bao Ji Ding

== Description ==
Chicken with peanuts. A Sichuan dish that is famous internationally, especially in the U.S.A as Kung Pow Chicken.
== Ingredients ==
* 1 chicken breast, cubed
* ~ ¼ cup roasted, salted peanuts
* 1 tbsp red chilli, diced
* ½ tsp Sichuan red peppers (hua jiao), whole
* 1 tbsp ginger or garlic (use one or the other, ginger is more traditional), minced/finely diced
* 1 small to medium red pepper (capsicum), diced
* 1 medium cucumber, cubed
* Spring onion, chopped
* 1 tbsp soy sauce
* 2 tbsp vinegar (1 tbsp can be switched for sherry/rice wine if preferred)
* 1 tsp salt
* 1 tsp sugar
* 1 tsp msg (optional!)
* 3 tbsp cornflour mixed with water (roughly 1:1 ratio)
* extra 1 tbsp cornflour mixed with water (1:1 ratio)
* 1-2 tbsp water
* ALOT of oil!
== Directions ==
# Rub chicken through extra cornflour and ensure lightly coated.
# Fill a wok with oil in the same manner you would to deep fry.
# Crank the height to high and wait until oil is well and truly bubbling away, then add peppers and cucumber.
# Let fry for around 15 seconds (it should bubble very hard), softly moving, then add the chicken.
# Allow to continue frying for approximately 1-2 minutes or until chicken is just cooked through (very quickly in hot oil).
# Remove all from oil and hold separately, draining.
# Put hot oil somewhere safe to be reused for frying at a later date, or ready a second wok.
# Heat 1-2 tbsp oil in wok, add chillis and Sichuan red peppercorns, stir for a few seconds, then add water, soy sauce, vinegar/sherry, salt, sugar, ginger (and msg) and mix quickly together.
# Reduce the heat to low and stir in cornflour until sauce thickens.
# Toss chicken, vegetables and peanuts through sauce very briefly to heat and serve immediately.
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