Watch Daddy Lau teach us how to make kung pao chicken, a Chinese American favorite. This classic dish is super simple to make at home and is the perfect balance of sweet, savory, and spicy!

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🍴 RECIPE + INGREDIENTS🍴

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🍳 COOKWARE WE USE/LOVE 🍳

- Electric Burner: https://geni.us/electricburner
- Non-Stick Wok: https://geni.us/nonstickwok
- Carbon Steel Wok: https://geni.us/carbonsteelwok
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- Stainless Steel Skillet: https://shrsl.com/305j8
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- 8 Quart Pot: https://shrsl.com/305j6
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- Pan Protector: https://shrsl.com/305j0
- Carbon Steel Seasoning Wax: https://shrsl.com/305iz

🔪 KNIVES WE USE/LOVE 🔪
- Dad's 40 year old Chinese Chef Knife: https://geni.us/dadschefknife, https://geni.us/Vtjn
- Chef Knife: https://shrsl.com/305is
- Santoku Knife: https://shrsl.com/305iu
- Starter Knife Set: https://shrsl.com/305iw

- Sharpening Stone Set: https://shrsl.com/305iy

👨‍🍳 KITCHEN ACCESSORIES WE USE/LOVE 👨‍🍳
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- Cutting Board: https://shrsl.com/305j2
- Instant Read Thermometer #1: https://geni.us/bluetooththermometer
- Instant Read Thermometer #2: https://geni.us/wirelessthermometer
- Food Scale: https://geni.us/ourfoodscale

🍜 DAD'S SPECIAL INGREDIENTS 🍜

If you don't live near an Asian market, you buy these online / on Amazon:
- Sesame Oil: https://geni.us/bPkD
- Handcrafted Soy Sauce: https://bit.ly/handcrafted-soysauce
- Light Soy Sauce: https://geni.us/h5GrZ
- Light Soy Sauce (Handcrafted): https://bit.ly/premiumlightsoysauce
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- Dark Soy Sauce (Handcrafted): https://bit.ly/premiumdarksoysauce
- Rice Cooking Wine: https://geni.us/ZHJK
- Premium Oyster Sauce: https://bit.ly/gfoystersauce, https://geni.us/BplS8
- Chili Oil: https://geni.us/DX1vm
- Hoisin Sauce: https://geni.us/lmBz0
- Chicken Bouillon: https://geni.us/2Eu7CU
- Shaoxing Cooking Wine: https://geni.us/M93Zer

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- https://geni.us/nf17

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🔗 LINKS MENTIONED 🔗

America’s Test Kitchen: https://youtu.be/WesmPp2qXdg
Ken Low: https://youtu.be/lnsO3CppJ3Q
龙梅梅Longmeimei: https://youtu.be/43KWSaExyS8
Brian Lagerstrom: https://youtu.be/76ciBdHJZeI
Taste Show: https://youtu.be/X4DrYAzEhk0
Munchies: https://youtu.be/_QWXjebXiWk
Marion's Kitchen: https://youtu.be/bc-xn4mcZe4
Time: https://youtu.be/wkKBZ8aEeLY
American Experience | PBS: https://youtu.be/FbBatK7JWYc
大师的菜: https://youtu.be/-AZ87qyHQ88
有滋有魏: https://youtu.be/BEQCLCLaf7c
Chef Wang 美食作家王刚: https://youtu.be/wEkVkT6IU9M
Panda Express: https://youtu.be/adDDZZ7bkg0

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⏲ CHAPTERS ⏲

00:00 - Cut chicken
00:52 - The origin of Kung Pao Chicken
01:29 - Marinate chicken
02:23 - Prepare vegetables
04:47 - Prepare sauce & slurry
06:04 - Fry peanuts
07:23 - How Kung Pao Chicken changed
08:24 - Stir-fry chicken
09:31 - Blanch vegetables
11:00 - Stir-fry everything
11:58 - Add sauce & slurry
13:47 - Authentic vs Traditional

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🎵 OTHER CREDITS 🎵

Produced by Randy Lau, Grace Phan-Nguyen
Edited by Willard Chan, Nicole Cheng
Translation by Arlene Chiu, David Loh

Intro Flute Music - Performed by Daddy Lau
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