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Kung Pao Chicken Breast With Eggplant

Prep : 7 minutes
Cook : 15 minutes
Author : Anna Lee
Cuisine : Chinese
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Serving : 3
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This kung pao eggplant with chicken breast is so delicious and flavorful. It's the best dish to eat it with steamed rice that will make you eat another bowl of rice.

Ingredients

  • 2 Eggplants
  • 1 Chicken Breast
  • 5 slices Ginger
  • 1 tbsp Garlic, finely chopped
  • 3 Dried Chilies
  • Some Whole Peanuts
  • Some Ground Sichuan pepper

KUNG PAO SAUCE:

  • 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 1 tbsp Fish Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Cooking Wine
  • 1 tbsp Black Vinegar
  • 1 tsp Cornstarch

MARINADE CHICKEN:

  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp Cooking Wine
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 tsp cooking oil

Instructions

  • Mix kung pao sauce – soy sauce, fish sauce, cooking wine, black vinegar and corn starch.
  • Slice the dried chilies and wash them to remove the seeds. (Note 1)
  • Cut the chicken breast into 1-inch cubes. (Note 2)
  • Marinate the chicken breast with soy sauce, cooking wine, oil and cornstarch.
  • Chop the garlic and slice the ginger.
  • Add 2 tablespoons of oil to the eggplant and mix well. (Note 3)
  • Heat the pan with 1 tablespoon of oil, add the eggplants and stir them well with the oil for 1 minute.
  • Don't stir them until the bottom is golden brown.
  • Take them into a pan.
  • Heat the pan with 1 tablespoon of oil and add the chicken breast. Don't stir until the underside is golden brown. (Note 4)
  • Stir fry until both sides are golden brown, about 2 minutes. Remove to a pan.
  • Add dried chilies and fry for 1 minute, add eggplant and chicken, ginger and garlic and fry for 2 minutes.
  • Add the kung pao sauce and fry for 2 minutes.
  • Add some ground Sichuan pepper and whole peanuts.
  • Ready to serve with steamed rice.

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Tips & Notes:

  1. Slice the dried chilies and wash them to remove the seeds. This will make the chilies less spicy. If you like it spicy, you don't need to do this step.
  2. Cut the chicken breast against the grain to get tender chicken breast.
  3. This way you get tender and sweet eggplants, just like deep-dried eggplant.
  4. If you stir fry the chicken, you'll get a steamed chicken and not a nice seared chicken. They'll be watery.
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