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Chicken and zucchini stir-fry with peanuts

J. Kenji López-Alt · ♥ 4.1K likes · 166.1K views · 6 min video

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  • ¾ lb chicken
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp Shaoxing wine
  • 1 knob ginger
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp chinkan vinegar
  • 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
  • 2 tbsp chicken broth
  • 2–3 whole scallions
  • ¾ cup peanuts
  • 1 whole zucchini
Marinate the chicken with salt, sugar, cornstarch, sesame oil, soy sauce and Shaoxing wine.
  • salt
  • sugar
  • cornstarch
  • sesame oil
Chop the ginger and garlic; mix a cornstarch slurry; combine the sauce of soy sauce, Chinkiang vinegar, Shaoxing wine and chicken broth.
Stir-fry everything together on a high-output outdoor burner, which allows cooking in one batch rather than in batches as indoors.
Add the scallions and peanuts.
Scallions, peanuts and the slurry
Add a little cornstarch slurry, only as much as needed to thicken.