8 Treasure Chicken Breast

In honor of Chinese New Year, Panda Express, America’s favorite Chinese kitchen, brings you 8 Treasure Chicken Breast, a celebratory new entree that is rooted in the restaurant’s Chinese origins and features a wealth of eight quality ingredients. Representing prosperity for the year ahead, 8 Treasure Chicken Breast was developed specifically with Chinese New Year in mind. The number eight is not only significant to the number of delicious ingredients spotlighted in the dish, but also, it is considered to be the luckiest number in the Chinese culture and represents good fortune—making 8 Treasure Chicken Breast the perfect meal to ring in the New Year.

Cook Time:10 min

Prep Time:15 min

Total Time:25 min

Ingredients:

Chicken breast: 12oz

Egg white: 1

Salt: 1/2tsp

Ground White pepper: pinch

Corn starch: 3tbsp

Water: 1/4 cup

Soy bean oil: 4tbsp

Red bell pepper strips: 3oz

Green bell pepper strips: 3oz

Celery strips: 3oz

Whole chili pepper: 8

Diced Chinese sausage: 1/3cup (rough chop dice)

Crushed chili flakes: 1/2tsp

Fermented black bean: 1tsp

Minced garlic: 1.5 tsp

Minced ginger: 1.5 tsp

Low sodium soy sauce: 1/2 cup

Brown sugar: 2tbsp

Rice cooking wine: 1tbsp

Sesame oil: 1tsp

Water: 1/4cup

Corn starch: 2tbsp

Preparation:

Combine all chicken breast marinade ingredients together Slice chicken into thin pieces and combine with all of the ingredients to marinate for 30 minutes After 30 mins., heat up the cooking pan on high heat with 3tbsp of soy bean oil until the pan is slightly smoky Add the marinated chicken breast into the pan, cook and stir for 1.5 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked. Take the chicken out of the pan and rest of the cooking liquid to set aside for later cooking

Reheat the same pan with medium heat with 1tbs soy bean oil Add whole dry chili to the pan to toast for 10 seconds follow by diced Chinese sausage cook for additional 15 seconds. Note, it is okay for the sausage to be little brown but not burnt Add all three vegetable strips and let cook for 30 seconds Take out all of the content that’s in the pan, place them with the chicken breast

Start with a clean pan with medium heat and 1tbs of soy bean oil Add crushed chili and black beans to the pan to toast for 5 seconds, followed by ginger and garlic, stir until the aroma releases Add cooking wine, soy sauce and sesame oil In a separate bowl, stir cornstarch and water together until it becomes a slurry Pour the slurry slowly into the pan with the sauce content. Thicken it until it’s like a thick soup Stir together until everything in the pan is well coated Serve right away with some hot steamy white or brown rice and enjoy