kung pao chicken
Peanutty Chinese stir-fry
Kung pao chicken is a Sichuan stir-fry dish featuring diced chicken, peanuts, vegetables, and dried chili peppers in a savory-sweet sauce.
The dish balances heat, tang, and slight sweetness.
Westernized versions often tone down the spice and omit the distinctive Sichuan peppercorns that give the original its numbing quality: Let's order the kung pao chicken.
- spicyHaving strong heat
- SichuanSouthwestern Chinese province
- Sichuan peppercornNumbing Chinese spice pod
- peanutsEdible underground legumes
- peanut oilLegume-derived cooking fat
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