Kung Pao Noodles
Checked this book in the other day. Put me in the mood for Kung Pao!
I can’t believe it is almost May! This horrible year is going by fast, thankfully. I wanted to give Duane a break from cooking the other weekend and a book titled Kung Pow Chicken came down from processing. This put me in the mood for Kung Pao Noodles. I found a recipe on Pinterest but I altered the recipe due to accessibility to ingredients and to increase the heat level. If you like your spice mild, decrease the amount of chili paste and skip the jalapeño. You can also leave out the chicken; it’s killer with just noodles.
Story time…not the story above, but a story that just gives me more reason for my cynicism. No one likes being wrong. I get it. No one likes being the “bad guy”. I get that too. No one likes to admit that they forgot to do something. Sure. But own up to it. Time to quit passing the blame and just say “I’m sorry, my fault” instead of trying to make others look bad. I do not think there is anyone that apologizes more than I do, so believe me when I say it isn’t difficult. So, if you made it this far in the post before scrolling down to the most amazing Kung Pao Noodles, I just want to say we are a team, not a one man bands. *When I say “you” and “we” I do not literally mean you, but you may know a “you or we”*
Now, go make this delicious dinner recipe, it is absolutely amazing!!
Kung Pao Noodles
Ingredients:
- 1 lb linguini
- 2 tbs canola oil
- 3 boneless, skinless thin-sliced chicken breasts
- kosher salt and pepper to taste
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup of dry roasted cashews
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 3 jalapenos
- SAUCE
- 2/3 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup sake
- 3 1/2 tbs chilli paste with garlic
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tbs red wine vinegar
- 2 tbs cornstarch
- 1 tbs sesame oil
Directions:
- Wash and chop jalapenos.
- In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, chicken broth, sake, red chili paste, sugar, red wine vinegar, cornstarch and sesame oil; set aside.
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well.
- Heat canola oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper, to taste. Add to skillet and cook, flipping once, until cooked through, about 3-4 minutes per side. Let cool before dicing into bite-size pieces; set aside.
- Add garlic and jalapenos to the skillet and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in soy sauce mixture and bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until thickened, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in pasta, chicken, peanuts and green onions.
- Best served immediately.
Tagged: Asian, chicken, Chinese, dinner, Jalapeno, Pasta, spicy, the blame game
