kungpao potatoes

Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

• 30-35 small Potatoes peeled
• oil for deep frying

For the sauce

• 2 tbsp Sesame Oil or any other oil
• 2 small Green Chili finely chopped
• 1 tbsp garlic chopped
• 1 tsp Sichuan Peppercorn
• 2-3 tbsp Peanuts roasted
• 3 small Dry Red Chili
• 1 1/2 tbsp Red Chili sauce / Sriracha
• 1 small Onion cubed
• 1/2 cup Mixed Bell Peppers red, yellow and green
• 1 tbsp Spring Onions Green finely chopped
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1 pinch salt to taste
• 1/4 tsp Black Pepper Powder optional
• 1 tbsp Tomato Ketchup
• 1 tsp Light Soya Sauce
• 1/2 tsp Lemon Juice
• 1/2 cup Water

For the slurry

• 1 tbsp Corn flour
• 3-4 tbsp Water

Instructions

• In a large deep pan, heat the oil and fry the potatoes over medium flame, until they are golden brown.
  
• After about 9-10 minutes, using a fork test if the potatoes are tender and soft in the center. Remove and place it on a kitchen towel.
  
• In a preheated wok, pour sesame oil, add the green chili, garlic, Sichuan peppercorn, roasted peanuts and broken dry red chili. Give it a good stir over high heat.
  
• Next add the Sriracha or red chili sauce, and cook for 1 minute. Add onions, bell peppers and spring onions green. Stir fry everything.
  
• Add sugar, salt, black pepper, tomato ketchup, light soya sauce and lemon juice. Stir fry everything for 2-3 minutes.
  
• Pour water and bring it to a boil. Add the slurry, little at a time, depending on the consistency you like.
  
• Once the sauce is thick, add the fried potatoes. Give it a good mix and coat all the potatoes with the sauce.
  

serving

• Garnish with spring onions green and serve the hot Kung Pao Potatoes hot.
  

Notes

Notes:

• You can also use boiled potatoes for this recipe.
• You can use any oil to make the Kung Pao sauce.
• Sichuan peppercorn and roasted peanuts are the key ingredients please do not skip it.
• Adding Sriracha or red chili sauce gives a very smoky flavour to the sauce.
• Sugar is important to balance out the spicy flavour. Be gentle with salt.

Tips:

• Do not overcook the ingredients; we have to retain the crispiness of the vegetables and potatoes.