Kung Pao Chicken

Bold, slightly sweet and just the right amount of spicy, Kung Pao Chicken brings together tender meat, crisp vegetables and roasted peanuts in a rich, glossy sauce.

With the Dieta Mixing Kettle, it’s easy to keep textures just right while preparing large batches. Gentle mixing and precise heat control ensure the sauce thickens evenly and coats every ingredient to perfection.

Process Time: 60 min

Bold, slightly sweet and just the right amount of spicy, Kung Pao Chicken brings together tender meat, crisp vegetables and roasted peanuts in a rich, glossy sauce.

With the Dieta Mixing Kettle, it’s easy to keep textures just right while preparing large batches. Gentle mixing and precise heat control ensure the sauce thickens evenly and coats every ingredient to perfection.

Process Time: 60 min

Cooking program

Place folding tool and hook in mixing kettle and preheat the kettle

125°C

00:05

-

-

Add oil and peanuts

125°C

0:05

-

60

Add red bell pepper, celery, garlic and ginger

125°C

0:03

60

Add chicken

125°C

0:08

-

60

Add vinegar, sesame oil, soy sauce water, sugar, chili and five spice

96°C

0:35

11 l

40

Add corn starch (mixed on water)

96°C

0:01

-

40

Finish with spring onion

Ingredients for 100 kg

Oil4,6 kg
Peanuts1,2 kg
Red bell pepper, diced9,3 kg
Celery, diced2,3 kg
Garlic, minced1,2 kg
Ginger, minced1,4 kg
Chicken thighs/drumsticks57,9 kg
Balsamic vinegar1,2 kg
Sesame oil, toasted0,232 kg
Soy sauce4,6 kg
Water11,6 kg
Brown sugar2,3 kg
Chili flakes0,23 kg
Five spice0,16 kg
Corn starch0,7 kg
Spring onion, thinly sliced1,16 kg

Instructions

Place folding tool and mixing hook in mixing kettle and pre heat the kettle
Add oil and peanuts, set mixing forward only speed 60, time 5min
Add pepper, cellery garlic and ginger, mixing forward only, speed 60, time 3 min
Add chicken and set mixing forward only speed 60, time 8 min
Add vinegar, soysauce, sesame oil, water, sugar, chili, five spice, food temperature 96, set mixing forward only, speed 40, time 35 min
Add corn starch (mixed with water)
Finish with spring onion

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