Gong Bao is a quick and tasty midweek dinner option. You can swap the Shaoxing wine for dry sherry, if you like and serve with fluffy rice on the side.
We’ve used whole dried chillies here to give the dish its authentic look and fiery flavour, but be warned: you’re not meant to eat them unless you’re a real chilli-head! Swap for dried chilli flakes, to taste, if you prefer.
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- 1 Tbsp. cornflour
- 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
- 3 Tbsp. Shaoxing wine or dry sherry
- 500 g skinless chicken breasts
- 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 5 cm piece fresh root ginger, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 Tbsp. small dried bird's-eye chillies
- 6 spring onions, chopped
- 2 tsp. sugar
- Small handful skin-on peanuts
- Cooked rice, to serve
- Step 1In a bowl, mix the cornflour, soy sauce and Shaoxing wine/sherry until smooth. Add the chicken and stir to coat. Leave to marinate in the fridge for 20min, if you have time.
- Step 2Heat oil in a wok or large frying pan over high heat. Using a slotted spoon, lift the chicken out of the marinade (reserve marinade), add to wok/pan and stir-fry until opaque, about 5min. Add garlic, ginger, chillies and most of the spring onions; fry for 2min, until fragrant.
- Step 3Stir 3tbsp water into the reserved marinade. Add to the wok/pan along with the sugar and peanuts. Bubble for 2min. Garnish with remaining spring onions and serve with rice.
GH TIPS:
You can easily turn this recipe into a meat-free marvel. Simply replace the chicken with 450g firm tofu (cut into 2cm pieces) in its place. Don't have chicken? Use any other meat to hand - just adjust cooking times!
Want to serve it with noodles? We'd recommend flat, wide noodles for this one - it collects the sauce beautifully.
This makes a great leftover the next day and will last in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Per serving:
- Calories: 308
- Protein: 40g
- Fat: 11g
- Saturates: 2g
- Carbs: 11g
- Sugars: 6g
- Fibre: <1g
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