Name: Hunan Chicken and Vegetables
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Dried red pepper pods - 6; Soy sauce, or more to taste - 2 tablespoons; Chopped green onion - 1 tablespoon; Hoisin sauce - 1 tablespoon; Chile oil - 2 teaspoons; Jarred minced garlic - 1 ½ teaspoons; White sugar - 1 teaspoon; Ground ginger - 1 teaspoon; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Vegetable oil, or as needed - ½ cup; Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, raw - 1 ½ cups; Water - ½ cup; Carrot strips - ½ cup; Chopped green bell pepper - ½ cup; Coarsely chopped onion - ½ cup; Baby corn, drained - ½ cup; Sliced water chestnuts, drained - ½ cup; Sliced bamboo shoots, drained - ½ cup; Warm cooked rice - 2 cups

Ingredients for - Hunan Chicken and Vegetables

1. Dried red pepper pods 6

2. Soy sauce, or more to taste 2 tablespoons

3. Chopped green onion 1 tablespoon

4. Hoisin sauce 1 tablespoon

5. Chile oil 2 teaspoons

6. Jarred minced garlic 1 ½ teaspoons

7. White sugar 1 teaspoon

8. Ground ginger 1 teaspoon

9. Salt 1 teaspoon

10. Vegetable oil, or as needed ½ cup

11. Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, raw 1 ½ cups

12. Water ½ cup

13. Carrot strips ½ cup

14. Chopped green bell pepper ½ cup

15. Coarsely chopped onion ½ cup

16. Baby corn, drained ½ cup

17. Sliced water chestnuts, drained ½ cup

18. Sliced bamboo shoots, drained ½ cup

19. Warm cooked rice 2 cups

How to cook deliciously - Hunan Chicken and Vegetables

1 . Stage

Mix pepper pods, soy sauce, green onion, hoisin sauce, chile oil, garlic, sugar, ginger, and salt for sauce together in a bowl; set aside.

2 . Stage

Heat about 1 inch vegetable oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Add chicken; stir and saute until no longer pink, about 3 minutes. Remove chicken with a slotted spoon and set on a plate. Pour hot oil into a container and discard when cool.

3 . Stage

Add water to the wok and bring to a boil. Add carrots, bell pepper, onion, corn, water chestnuts, and bamboo shoots; cook and stir for about 1 minute. Remove with a slotted spoon to a bowl. Pour out and discard any remaining water.

4 . Stage

Pour the reserved sauce into the wok. Stir and heat over medium heat. Add chicken and vegetables to the sauce; stir until well coated. Remove pepper pods and serve over cooked rice.