Happy Chinese New Year!
It's the year of the dragon- and as a dragon- I had to at mark the occasion. I decided to try a kung pau chicken recipe that I found here. Now, deep in the heart of the south- I'm afraid I couldn't get all the supplies so I had to make do without most of the more exotic elements.I tried a few local Asian Markets, Whole Foods, etc- and struck out. Oh well, it was a delicious experiment that I tried to make a little healthier but adding bell peppers and cooking with rice. It was very, very, very spicy even without the Sichaun Peppers. And by the way- don't try to sub those out with black peppercorns- it doesn't really work....it'll make a large black sludge which is not appetizing...luckily it was easy enough to toss out and restart the sauce mix.
