Kung Pao Chicken Drumsticks

Name: Kung Pao Chicken Drumsticks
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Chinese, Asian
Ingredients: 2 kilograms chicken drumettes; 2 Tbsps cornstarch dissolved in 3 tablespoons of water; 59 milliliters dry sherry; 1 Tbsp finely grated fresh ginger; 1 garlic clove, minced; 59 milliliters dried red chiles, such as chile de árbol; 1 teaspoons red wine vinegar; 10 servings Chopped roasted peanuts, for garnish; 10 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 118 milliliters chopped scallions; 1 teaspoons Asian sesame oil; 59 milliliters soy sauce; 59 milliliters tamari or soy sauce (see Note); 118 milliliters sugar; 59 milliliters vegetable oil, plus more for frying

Kung Pao Chicken Drumsticks might be just the Chinese recipe you are searching for. This recipe makes 10 servings with 431 calories, 26g of protein, and 29g of fat each. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a main course. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours. Head to the store and pick up vegetable oil, asian sesame oil, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the sugar you could follow this main course with the Whole Wheat Refined Sugar Free Sugar Cookies as a dessert.

Instructions

In a medium saucepan, heat the 1/4 cup of vegetable oil.

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Vegetable Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add the garlic and ginger and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.

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Garlic

Ginger

Add the chiles and cook until they turn dark red, about 2 minutes. Lower the heat to moderate, add the sugar, soy sauce, tamari, sherry and vinegar and simmer until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes.

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Tamari

Vinegar

Chili Pepper

Sherry

Sugar

Remove the sauce from the heat, cover and let stand for 1 hour.

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Sauce

Strain the sauce and return it to the saucepan. Bring to a boil over moderately high heat.

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Sauce

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Whisk in the cornstarch mixture and bring back to a boil.

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Corn Starch

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Whisk

Remove from the heat, stir in the sesame oil and scallions and transfer to a bowl.

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Sesame Oil

Green Onions

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Bowl

Preheat the oven to 40

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In a large pot, bring 3 inches of oil to 32

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Cooking Oil

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Pot

Season the chicken drumettes with salt and pepper and dust generously with flour. Set a rack over a rimmed baking sheet near the stove. Working in batches, fry the drumettes until browned and crisp, about 7 minutes.

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Chicken Drumettes