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      "headline": "Kung Pao Chicken with Peanuts for Western Grocery Kitchens",
      "description": "Cook a family-friendly kung pao chicken with peanuts, bell pepper, soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, and optional chili crisp.",
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        "chicken: 450 g / 1 lb.",
        "peanuts: 1/2 cup.",
        "bell pepper: 1 large.",
        "green onion: 3.",
        "garlic: 2 cloves.",
        "ginger: 1 tbsp grated.",
        "soy sauce: 3 tbsp.",
        "rice vinegar: 2 tbsp.",
        "sugar: 1 tbsp.",
        "cornstarch: 2 tsp.",
        "chili crisp: 1 to 2 tsp (optional).",
        "rice: Cooked rice, to serve (optional)."
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          "text": "Cook chicken until browned, add bell pepper, garlic, and ginger, then pour in sauce and toss with peanuts and green onion."
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        "Roasted unsalted peanuts are easiest to control because soy sauce already adds salt.",
        "Bell pepper replaces dried chilies for a milder family-friendly version.",
        "Use cashews if peanuts are unavailable or unsuitable.",
        "Use chicken thigh for juicier pieces or firm tofu for a meat-free version.",
        "Use white wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar if rice vinegar is unavailable.",
        "Chicken: Chicken thigh, Chicken breast, Firm tofu. Cut pieces evenly so they brown before the sauce thickens.",
        "Peanuts: Cashews, Roasted almonds, Skip for a nut-free version. Use unsalted nuts if possible because soy sauce already adds salt.",
        "Rice vinegar: White wine vinegar, Apple cider vinegar, Black vinegar. Black vinegar gives a deeper flavor if you have it, but rice vinegar is easier to find."
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