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Kung Pao Chicken Recipe

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Another day, another chicken recipe. It seems like I make a lot of these huh? Last night I made Kung Pao Chicken and it was good on top of Jasmine Rice! The original recipe was from Cafe Delites and I made a few replacements and removed some items and my new recipe is below.  Ingredients for the chicken: 2 boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes 1 tbsp dry sherry cooking wine 1 tbsp soy sauce 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp cornstarch Ingredients for the sauce: 1/2 cup chicken broth 5 tbsp + 2 tsp soy sauce 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar 2 tbsp dry sherry cooking wine 2 tsp hoisin sauce 2 tbsp sugar 1 tsp cornstarch Ingredients for the stir fry: 5 tbsp vegetable oil 1 1/2 tbsp garic powder 1 tbsp ground ginger 1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and diced 1/2 green bell pepper, seeded and diced 2 tsp sesame oil 1/2 cup unsalted peanuts as an option Directions: Combine all ingredients for the chicken in a shallow bowl and marinate for 10-20 minutes. Whisk the sauce ingredients together until sugar d