Kung Pao Chicken Meatballs
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Kung Pao Chicken Meatballs
Take your meatballs game to a whole new level! Credits: fitfoodiefinds.com
Take your meatballs game to a whole new level! Credits: fitfoodiefinds.com
If you like your chicken spicy, you'll love these Kung Pao chicken meatballs! They're made with a traditional kung pao sauce and served with rice. The majority of the heat in kung pao sauce comes from dried chilis, which you can always reduce. The Szechuan peppercorns add a unique flavour to the dish and can be found in most Asian markets or specialty stores.
Ingredients:
- 500g ground chicken
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 3 Tablespoons Hoisin Sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- Freshly ground Szechuan peppercorns, if you don’t have peppercorns you can use 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes as an alternative
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions
- 1/4 cup chopped peanuts
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, mix together ground chicken, salt, pepper, ginger, garlic, and cornstarch. Shape into small equal-sized meatballs.
2. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil. Add meatballs and cook until browned all over about 5 minutes.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together chicken broth, soy sauce, rice vinegar, hoisin sauce, sugar, and Szechuan peppercorns or red pepper flakes. Add to the skillet and bring to a boil.
4. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in green onions and peanuts.
5. Serve over rice. Enjoy!
For those who like the mini-history lessons at the end of each recipe, Wikipedia has something interesting to say on the subject:
"The dish is believed to be named after Ding Baozhen (1820–1886), a late Qing Dynasty official and governor of Sichuan Province. His title was Taizi Shaobao, which is one of the Gongbao ('Palace Guardian' in Chinese). The name Kung Pao chicken is derived from this title.
During the Cultural Revolution, the dish's name became politically incorrect because of its association with the imperial system. The dish was renamed "spicy chicken" by Maoists until its political rehabilitation in the 1980s under Deng Xiaoping's reforms."
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