Gong Bao Chicken

Easy and delicious!

China

Main course
4 persons
40
Mild

Gong Bao Chicken is a very famous Chinese dish. This is one of the dishes that is also loved by many non-Chinese people. It seems very spicy because of the ingredients, but it is absolutely not!

Ingredients

4 pieces Red peppers

1 Green bell bell pepper

4 pieces Spring onions

500 g Chicken breast

Salt

2 tsp cornstarch

2 Egg white

1 tsp chicken stock

Pinch of Sugar

Preparation method for Gong Bao Chicken

First cut the red peppers lengthwise and remove the seeds. Then cut the peppers into pieces of about 2.5 cm and then into thin strips of 1-2 mm. Cut the diced green bell pepper Cut 10 pieces of dried red chilli into 1 inch (2.5 cm) pieces Cut 2 spring onions into 1 inch (2.5 cm) pieces.
Cut the chicken fillet into cubes. Marinate the chicken breast with 0.25 tsp salt, 2 tsp rice wine, 2 tsp cornflour, 2 egg whites and 1 tbsp rice oil. (add the oil at the end) Stir it in a bowl and let it stand for about 5-10 minutes.
Heat the wok to a high temperature, add 3 tbsp rice oil, fry the chicken well while stirring and remove it from the pan when it is about 80% done.
Keep the oil in the wok, put it on a low temperature and fry the garlic ginger puree and dried chilli while stirring. Then add the green pepper and red peppers and cook, stirring, until about 50% done. Then add a little bit of water.
Season the dish with 4 tsp soy sauce, 4 tsp oyster sauce, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp chicken stock powder and a pinch of sugar.
Add the chicken to the vegetables in the wok again and stir well for a few minutes over medium heat.
Finally, add the spring onions and peanuts.