Kung Pao Chicken

from Blog: Desert Culinary (Adapted from CL)

YIELDS: 2 Chicken breast, 1 brocolli

COMMENT: Hoisin Taste, sauce not thick enough (too many sauce) peanuts doesn't taste good. Not as spicy

CHANGES:
Steam broccoli = instead of cooking with fresh ginger and oil
1/2 t cayenne = for 1 t crushed red pepper
1/2 c = chicken stock from ma's chicken bones
2 t cornstarch = 1 t (not thick enough)

EQUIPMENT: nonstick pan

PROCEDURE:
1. Cut , pound chicken (but no need to pound coz chicken not hard) season S&P
2. Place boiling water on steamer, put veggies in, let it steam approx 5min (were bright green) plunge in iced water ( i made early in the morning)
3. Cook ginger, garlic with no oil. Add all of chicken, sprinkle cayenne. cook til meat's white
4. Add combined liquid (remove some of broth and dissolve in it cornstarch)
5. Let it boil a few min, then add dissolve starch
6. Add veggies, coat well, turn off heat
7. Place in serving bowl. Sprnkle chopped nuts

RECIPE:
1 tablespoon canola oil, divided
4 cups broccoli florets
1 tablespoon ground fresh ginger, divided
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
16 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1/4-inch strips
1/2 cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon cornstarch
4 garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoons coarsely chopped salted peanuts

1. In a large skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium-high heat. Add broccoli and 2 teaspoons ginger to pan - sauté 1 minute. Add water and cover. Cook 2 minutes or until broccoli is crisp-tender. Remove broccoli from the pan and keep warm.
2. Heat remaining 2 teaspoons oil in pan and add remaining 1 teaspoon ginger, crushed red pepper, and chicken. Cook 4 minutes or until chicken is lightly browned, stirring frequently.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together broth, hoisin, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, cornstarch, and garlic. Add broth mixture to pan and cook 1 minute or until mixture thickens, stirring constantly.
4. Return broccoli mixture to pan - toss well to coat. Sprinkle with peanuts.