Taste of Home Copycat Favorites, Volume 2: Enjoy your favorite restaurant foods, snacks and more at home! by Taste of Home

Author:Taste of Home [Taste of Home]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Cookbook, Recipe Clones, Copycat Recipes, Restaurant Recipes, Fakeaways
Publisher: Trusted Media Brands
Published: 2023-08-29T00:00:00+00:00

PICCATA-MAKING POINTERS

Cover the chicken breasts with plastic wrap before flattening for easy cleanup.

Set floured chicken on a nearby sheet pan.

Move the chicken only to flip it in the pan. This creates a golden crust on the outside of the chicken.

INSPIRED BY PANDA EXPRESS®

KUNG PAO CHICKEN

KUNG PAO CHICKEN

My family loves the kung pao chicken from our favorite Chinese restaurant. But in less time than it takes for the delivery guy to arrive, we can be digging into a steaming platter of this copycat recipe.

—Jennifer Beckman, Falls Church, VA

PREP: 25 MIN. • COOK: 15 MIN. • MAKES: 4 SERVINGS

1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into ¾-in. cubes 3 tsp. cornstarch, divided

½ tsp. salt

½ tsp. pepper

2 Tbsp. chicken stock

2 Tbsp. hoisin sauce

1 Tbsp. reduced-sodium soy sauce

1 Tbsp. oyster sauce

½ tsp. Sriracha chili sauce or ¼ tsp. hot pepper sauce 2 Tbsp. peanut oil, divided

1 small red onion, chopped

1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 tsp. minced fresh gingerroot

¼ cup minced fresh cilantro

¼ cup dry roasted peanuts

1. In a large bowl, combine the chicken, 1 tsp. cornstarch, salt and pepper; set aside.

2. Place remaining 2 tsp. cornstarch in a small bowl. Stir in the stock, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce and chili sauce until smooth.

3. In a large skillet or wok, stir-fry chicken in batches in 1 Tbsp. oil until no longer pink.

Remove and keep warm.

4. Stir-fry onion and red pepper in the remaining 1 Tbsp. oil until vegetables are crisp-tender, 2-5 minutes. Add garlic and ginger and cook 1 minute longer.

5. Stir cornstarch mixture and add to the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2

minutes or until thickened. Add chicken; heat through. Stir in cilantro and peanuts.

¾ cup: 285 cal., 14g fat (3g sat. fat), 63mg chol., 857mg sod., 13g carb. (5g sugars, 2g fiber), 26g pro.

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