GONG BAO CHICKEN

GONG BAO CHICKEN

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Cut the CHICKEN BREAST fillets to cubes (about. 1x1x1 cm). Put the meat in a bowl and mix it with starch and water (proportion: 2:10). The meat should be mud-like, should not be too dry nor too wet (no water at the bottom of the bowl!). Leave the meat in the starch for about 5-10 minutes.
  2. Cut the CUCUMBER and the SPRING ONIONS to the same size of cubes as the chicken breast. Cut the GARLIC to slices.
  3. Dissolve the starch in some water (about 1 spoon; proportion of the dissolution is 1:2 – starch:water).
  4. Heat up the wok and pour OIL in it (may not overrun the meat nor leave it dry, approximately 4 cl). At the right roasting temperature the oil ripples and slightly evaporates (not smokes!) Approximately 1 minute.
  5. Add the MEAT, already mixed with starch, to the wok and roast it. Do not roast until it becomes scorched and red. This process takes about 1-1,5 minutes long.
  6. Add SOY SAUCE to the meat - enough to give the meat a nice brown color (about 1 teaspoon). Add the GARLIC and the ERŐS PISTA (this is a hot dish, therefore add at least 2 teaspoons of it). Add the SALT, the SUGAR, and the RICE VINEGAR (only a couple of drops. The goal is a round aroma, not to make the dish sour).
  7. Add the CUCUMBER. Roast it quickly and shake it all together. The whole process is at most 1/2-1 minute. Add the rice extract (also called Chinese salt), the SPRING ONIONS and the PEANUTS.
  8. Finally add the DISSOLVED STARCH (it makes the meal look shiny and consistent). About 0,5 minute.
  9. IT IS READY TO BE SERVED!