Kung pao chicken

Name: Kung pao chicken
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 500 g chicken breast (raw, boneless); 60 g peanuts, roasted, unsalted; 1 medium red bell pepper; 3 medium spring onions; 3 cloves garlic; 2 centimeters ginger; 3 small red chilli peppers; 3 Tbsp soy sauce; 1 Tbsp rice vinegar; 1 Tsp sugar; 1 Tbsp corn starch; 1 Tsp sichuan pepper; 2 Tbsp peanut oil

Stir-fried chicken with peanuts, peppers and chilli.

30 minto make
4portions
Mediumto cook

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A medium footprint

1.02 kg CO₂e a portion, or 4.69 kg for every kilo of the dish: its climate, nitrogen, land and water impacts together, from farm to plate.

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A high nutrition rating

340 kcal and 34.3 g of protein a portion. The rating weighs what's in it, inspired by Nutri-Score.

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Ingredients

For 4 portions

500 g chicken breast (raw, boneless)
60 g peanuts, roasted, unsalted
1 medium red bell pepper
3 medium spring onions
3 cloves garlic
2 centimeters ginger
3 small red chilli peppers
3 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp rice vinegar
1 Tsp sugar
1 Tbsp corn starch
1 Tsp sichuan pepper
2 Tbsp peanut oil

Method

Toss the diced chicken with the corn starch and 1 tablespoon of the soy sauce.
Stir-fry the chillies and Sichuan pepper in the oil, then the chicken until cooked.
Add the garlic, ginger, pepper and spring onions and cook for 2 minutes.
Add the rest of the soy sauce, the vinegar and sugar, then the peanuts.

Nutrition

	A portion (217 g)	100 g
Energy	340 kcal	157 kcal
Protein	34.3 g	15.8 g
Carbohydrate	10.8 g	5 g
of which sugars	3.7 g	1.7 g
Fat	18.2 g	8.4 g
of which saturates	3.3 g	1.5 g
Fibre	2.8 g	1.3 g
Salt	1.8 g	0.8 g

Footprint

	A portion	1 kg
Climate (CO₂ eq)	1.02 kg	4.69 kg
Nutrient pollution (N eq)	7.33 g	33.8 g
Land use for a year	1.06 m²	4.87 m²
Water use	1,211 l	5,587 l

Footprint from AGRIBALYSE 3.1.1 (ADEME), with our own minor changes. How we work it out.

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