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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⏲ 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
🔗 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
🎵 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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