Spiced chicken with peanuts is one of the most spectacular dishes in Chinese cuisine. Gongbao, as local culinary experts call it, has a rather original taste. If you follow all the canons of cooking "overseas" food, the delight of the household will be ensured.
Ingredients:
- Soy sauce - 70 ml;
- Chicken - 1 carcass;
- Garlic - 2 cloves;
- Ginger;
- Green onions;
- Bell pepper;
- Peanuts - 100 g;
- Chili pepper - 1 pc;
- Flour - 15 g;
- Vegetable oil - 100 ml;
- Onions - 1 pc;
- Water - 100 ml;
- Cane sugar - 2 tsp
Preparation:
- Rinse the bell pepper. We remove the seeds, cut the pulp into medium cubes.
- Chop the peeled onion into rather large strips. Chop the washed green onion smaller.
- We cut up the chicken carcass. Cut into medium-sized loin slices, pieces with small cartilage and bones will also be used.
- Pour about half a cup of vegetable oil into a large skillet. We put on a powerful fire. When the butter begins to crackle, put the peanuts and fry for 2-3 minutes.
- We take out the nuts, transferring them to a separate bowl. Instead, chicken pulp will go to the stove, cook over high heat until the meat is browned.
- Now, in addition to the meat slices, we put the bell pepper, as well as the hot chili pepper - we throw it in whole. Fry for about 10 minutes.
- Throw the chopped onion and garlic into the same pan, cut the large slices in half, leave the small ones as they are.
- After another 10 minutes, the garlic cloves must be caught and removed from the pan - we will replace them with green onions, and at the same time add a pinch or two of ginger (both ground and fresh, chopped on a grater will do). We cook until all components are soft, usually the process lasts no longer than a quarter of an hour.
- For the sauce, combine flour, cane sugar, soy sauce and a little warm water. Stir well and strain through a fine sieve.
- Pour the sauce directly into the skillet with the fried chicken, vegetables and nuts. Mix thoroughly and bring the dish to final readiness within 8-10 minutes.
The appetizing chicken with peanuts is usually served hot.
