It’s the perfect weeknight meal. Kung pao chicken is a popular Chinese dish made with chicken, vegetables, and nuts in a spicy sauce. The dish is typically stir-fried and served with rice.

At Brooklyn's Birds of a Feather, chef Ziqiang Lu's stellar Kung Pao Chicken pairs tingly-hot Szechuan peppercorns with slightly sweet dark soy sauce and Shaoxing wine to build deep flavor.

Put the garlic and ginger into a bowl and mix in the soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar, salt, pepper and sesame oil. Add this to the chicken and mix well, then leave to marinate at room temperature ...

Then add the shallow-fried paneer cubes and mix well. 6. Ensure that the sauce coats the paneer well. Taste to adjust salt and spice level. 7. Top the Kung Pao Paneer with spring onion greens, mix ...

The kung pao chicken ($16.80 ... are lathered in a sticky, shimmery golden sauce that has a perfect balance of tangy and sweet. The faintest whiff of lychee smoke injects an aromatic lilt.

Chili peppers make a spicy addition to all kinds of dishes—Italian arrabbiata, Chinese Kung Pao chicken, Mexican mole sauce and Indian curry are some of our favorites. Different types of chilies ...