Recipe for Hunan Chicken with Chow Mein Noodles and Vegetables

Two Peas and Their Pod Recipe for Hunan Chicken with Chow Mein Noodles and Vegetables by Two Peas on January 29, 2009 Recipe for Hunan Chicken with Chow Mein Noodles and Vegetables Maria asked me to write this post since it is our blog! So you get to here from Josh today!! There is one thing that I really miss about living in the Bay Area, besides living close to my family…the great Chinese Food. When I lived in Martinez, California, a great little town in the East Bay, there was a fantastic Chinese restaurant. All of their food was great but my favorite dish was the Hunan Chicken. It was sweet and spicy and the flavors were mixed perfectly. My brother and I loved to order the “Human Chicken”, it always made us laugh, but they did not always think we were too funny. When I found out I was moving I tried every method to get their recipe. I first asked them for it, then I offered to pay for it, then I actually got on my knees and begged for it, but nothing worked. Our friend, who took the orders, said the cook would not give the recipe to anyone, not even the family. Anyways, my sister-in-law Whitney and I tried to look up this recipe then and all we found was Hunan Chicken recipes that contained ketchup. That didn’t sound good to us, so I gave up the search. I recently stumbled upon a recipe that sounded a little similar so I tried to recreate our favorite “Human Chicken.” The recipe was really good, it came pretty close! I served the chicken with Chow Mein noodles and vegetables. Maria just had noodles and veggies, she still won’t try my chicken :) Hunan Chicken was pinched from <a href="http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/recipe-for-hunan-chicken-with-chow-mein-noodles-and-vegetables/" target="_blank">www.twopeasandtheirpod.com.</a>
INGREDIENTS
2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken, thinly sliced
1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 tablespoon peanut oil (or canola if you are allergic)
2 cloves garlic, smashed
2 slices fresh ginger, smashed
1 handful fresh cilantro leaves
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
For Frying:
Vegetable Oil, or Peanut oil, for frying
2 cups Buttermilk
4 cups of flour
Sauce:
2 Tablespoons Cornstarch for slurry
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
4 dried red Thai chilies
4 scallions, thinly sliced, plus more for garnish
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
3 thick strips orange zest
1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1 1/2 cups chicken stock
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
Cilantro leaves, for garnish
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