This easy Chinese stir fry, the Gong Bao Chicken 宮保雞丁, also known as the Kung Pao Chicken, is a dish of bold and striking flavor and textures, a voluptuous treat for the culinary senses. It is a savory dish, touched with the umami of soy sauce, the tang of black vinegar, the pepperyness of ginger, the hot of chili pepper, a hint of numbness from the szechuan pepper, and the fragrant aroma of sesame and spring onion.
In texture the Gong Bao Chicken is tender and chewy (the chicken), crisp ( the water chestnut) and crunchy (the peanuts). This easy to make yet spectacularly bold stir fry has a little bit of everything nice!
Note: This dish has chili pepper in it! Integral part of the dish. As you've probably noted ours doesn't. This is because our little girl can't tolerate spicy at all (working on training her!) so for the time being we cook without it :(
