what do you do

What do you do when you are craving Kung Pao Chicken but you live in a small town with resturants that have never even heard of Kung Pao Chicken? You try to make it.
It turned out pretty good. A couple people have asked for the recipe and it was somthing different for dinner...

Kung Pao Chicken

1 lb chicken breast cut into 1 inch pieces

1 tbsp cornstarch

2 teaspoons vegetable oil

6 or 7 green onions, chopped with tops

1 large carrot juilenned as thinly as possible

2 garlice cloves minced

1/4 - 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

2 Tbsp fresh grated ginger, (can use 1/2 tsp of powdered ginger, but fresh is better)

8 Tbsp rice vinegar

8 Tbsp Soy sauce

8 tsp sugar

1/3 cup dry roasted peanuts

4 cups cooked hot rice

1. Combine chicken and cornstarch in a small bowl toss chicken to coat

2. Heat oil in wok or large fry pan on medium heat. Add chicken

3. Stir-fry 5-7 mins or until chicken is cooked. Remove the chicken from heat.

4. Add gr. onions, garlice, red pepper, carrots and ginger to the hot pan, stir fry 15 seconds or so

5.Combine vinegar, soy sauce and sugar in small bowl, stir well and add to the hot pan.

6. Add chicken back to the pan and stir until well coated

7. Stir in the peanuts

8. Serve over rice

I added some cilantro and lime ontop for extra flavor.

David and Sadie even enjoyed it for dinner.