Clean kung pao chicken (modified from clean eating mag)

Tme2change

Although I didn't use any peanuts in mine I still think it turned out delicious :-)
1 cup long-grain brown rice
3 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce, divided
1 tsp aji-mirin (Japanese rice wine)
12 oz boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3/4-inch dice
1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1/4 cup Chinese black vinegar or balsamic vinegar
4 1/4 tsp arrowroot (cornstarch) couldn’t find arrowroot
1 tsp organic evaporated cane juice (I used raw sugar)
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
1 tbsp peanut, safflower or sunflower oil ( I used grapeseed)
6 to 10 small dried red chiles (preferably Szechuan chiles), halved crosswise and seeded ( I used japones, that’s all I could find)
2 tsp whole Szechuan peppercorns (I used regular peppercorns)
1 large red bell pepper, cut into
3/4-inch dice
6 scallions, white and light green parts only, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
3 carrots cut on the bias
3 stalks of celery chopped
8 oz of button mushrooms
2 tbsp roasted unsalted peanuts
Prepare rice according to package directions.
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine 1 tbsp soy sauce and aji-mirin. Stir in chicken and set aside at room temperature.
In a small bowl, combine broth, vinegar, 2 tbsp water, arrowroot, cane juice, sesame oil and remaining 2 tbsp soy sauce. Set aside.
When rice is about 10 minutes from being done, heat peanut oil in a large wok or skillet on high. Add chiles and peppercorns and cook, stirring almost constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add chicken mixture, spreading chicken in a single layer in wok, and cook undisturbed for 1 minute. Then stir chicken constantly for 1 minute.
Add bell pepper, scallions, garlic and ginger and cook, stirring frequently, until bell pepper begins to soften, about 1 minute. Add broth-vinegar mixture and stir until sauce thickens, about 1 minute. Stir in peanuts. Serve chicken mixture over rice, dividing evenly. I ate my portion over tofu noodles.

Roll_Tide_Meg

Haha! Sounds good but wayyy too many ingredients for me. lol!

Tme2change

You can always adjust it....I tend to go overboard on the veggies just because we love them. Actual recipe only calls for scallions, garlic, ginger, bell pepper

aNewYear123

Sounds really good.

Tme2change

was really good, even got kudos from my co-workers when i had it for lunch :-) they thought it was take out