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Kung pao chicken #2

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Ingredients:
1 1/4 lbsChicken thighs, boned
1 Egg
1 1/2 tbsp+ 2 tea. cornstarch
4 tbspSoy sauce
4 tbspPeanut oil
19 ozBamboo shoots, drained and
- Cubed
8 Scallions, white only, diced
-?inch
3 To 5 dried chili peppers
-cut into ?inch pieces
1 1/2 tbspCold water
2 tbspRice wine
2 tspSesame oil
1 1/2 tbspChinese black vinegar
1 tbsp+ 1 teaspoon sugar
2 tspMinced fresh ginger
1 Clove garlic, minced
1 cupUnsalted, roasted peanuts
Procedures:
1Cut chicken into cubes.
2Beat egg in med. bowl; add chicken.
3Sprinkle with 1 ?tb cornstarch; mix well.
4Stir in 1 tb each of soy and peanut oil.
5Marinate 30 minutes.
6At room temp.
7Mix 2 tea.
8Cornstarch and the water in a small bowl until smooth.
9Stir in 3 tb soy, the rice wine, vinegar, sugar and sesame oil.
10Heat wok over high heat 15 seconds; add 3 tb oil and heat until hot.
11Reduce heat to low.
12Add peppers; cook, stirring and pressing them against the sides of the wok, until dark red, about 10 sec.
13Add ginger and garlic, stir fry 10 sec.
14Increase heat to high, scatter in chicken, about ?at a time; stir fry 1 minutes.
15After all chicken has been added.
16Add bamboo shoots, cook 1 minute.
17Add scallions, cook 30 sec.
18Stir cornstarch mixture; add to wok.
19Cook and stir until sauce thickens and coats the chicken evenly.
20Add peanuts and turn off heat. stir to blend