The New Trend in Fusion Cuisine
For many years, fast food chains have made burgers, fries and shakes as menu staples of these establishments everywhere in the world and people across regions have learned to like these types of food however different they may be to their native dishes. But now, gone were the days where restaurants just stick to what they usually serve as more and more people are looking for variety as well as that new yet familiar taste that they have grown accustomed to with their local food.
So, in the Asian region, alone, restaurants like Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), which originally serves American cuisine, have revamped its menu by introducing new dishes that would hopefully capture the target local customers. KFC decided to expand its menu that combined Western Cuisine with Eastern influences in order to not just provide more food choices but also adapt to the local palate. Thus, this quirky and innovative restaurant has strengthened the establishment of a new trend in fusion cuisine, which is called Chitalian culinary art style. This new kind of fusion cuisine combines Chinese and Italian ingredients as well as cooking preparation techniques to come up with new, healthy and sumptuous dishes.
Now, one of the dishes this famous fast food chain has introduced recently to the Asian market is the Kung Pao Chicken Pasta, a blend of sweet and spicy chicken strips heaped over the oh-so traditional spaghetti noodles. And ever since its inclusion in the menu offering, it has received mixed reviews from customers. After tasting this new dish, some customers said that the Kung Pao Chicken Pasta is a terrific blend of sweetness and spiciness in the chicken. Meanwhile, other consumers said that it does not provide value-for-money quality that they are looking for as the serving was too small for them. In addition, there was even one customer who said that he preferred the peanuts on the dish to be crushed and not whole.
If you find yourself stuck home alone and you don't have enough cash to buy KFC Kung Pao Chicken Pasta, you can surely try this easy recipe on your own.
Kung Pao Chicken Pasta *Makes 4 servings Ingredients
2 Chicken breasts, de-boned and cut into strips 400 Grams (14 oz) spaghetti noodles 2 Tbsp white wine 2 Tbsp Soy sauce 2 Tbsp olive or palm oil 2 Tbsp cornstarch or flour, dissolved in 2 tbsp water 2 Tbsp chili paste 1 Tsp vinegar 2 Tbsp refined sugar 4 Onion shoots, chopped 1 Tbsp garlic, chopped ½ Cup peanuts, chopped
Directions
1. Boil water with salt in a pot. Put spaghetti noodles in the pot and cook until the noodles are firm but not hard. Drain the water and set the noodles aside to cool off.
2. For the marinade, mix together the white wine, soy sauce, olive or palm oil and the cornstarch or flour mixture in a bowl. Then, put the chicken on the bowl and mix well. Place the bowl in the refrigerator for one hour for the chicken to absorb the marinade completely.
3. For the sauce, mix together the rest of the white wine, soy sauce, olive or palm oil, cornstarch or flour mixture, chili paste, vinegar and refined sugar in a bowl. Then, put the chopped onion shoots, chopped garlic and peanuts on the bowl and mix well. Put the mixture on a sauce pan and heat it up until fragrant.
4. While the sauce is simmering, get the chicken off the marinade and saute it in a pan until the meat turns white. Then, combine the sauce with the chicken and simmer until the sauce is thick enough.
5. Place the chicken with the sauce on the pasta. Toss and mix well.
Regardless of the differing views that the local market has regarding KFC Kung Pao Chicken Pasta, this restaurant would still continue to introduce new and innovative dishes for many years to come.
So, in the Asian region, alone, restaurants like Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), which originally serves American cuisine, have revamped its menu by introducing new dishes that would hopefully capture the target local customers. KFC decided to expand its menu that combined Western Cuisine with Eastern influences in order to not just provide more food choices but also adapt to the local palate. Thus, this quirky and innovative restaurant has strengthened the establishment of a new trend in fusion cuisine, which is called Chitalian culinary art style. This new kind of fusion cuisine combines Chinese and Italian ingredients as well as cooking preparation techniques to come up with new, healthy and sumptuous dishes.
Now, one of the dishes this famous fast food chain has introduced recently to the Asian market is the Kung Pao Chicken Pasta, a blend of sweet and spicy chicken strips heaped over the oh-so traditional spaghetti noodles. And ever since its inclusion in the menu offering, it has received mixed reviews from customers. After tasting this new dish, some customers said that the Kung Pao Chicken Pasta is a terrific blend of sweetness and spiciness in the chicken. Meanwhile, other consumers said that it does not provide value-for-money quality that they are looking for as the serving was too small for them. In addition, there was even one customer who said that he preferred the peanuts on the dish to be crushed and not whole.
If you find yourself stuck home alone and you don't have enough cash to buy KFC Kung Pao Chicken Pasta, you can surely try this easy recipe on your own.
Kung Pao Chicken Pasta *Makes 4 servings Ingredients
2 Chicken breasts, de-boned and cut into strips 400 Grams (14 oz) spaghetti noodles 2 Tbsp white wine 2 Tbsp Soy sauce 2 Tbsp olive or palm oil 2 Tbsp cornstarch or flour, dissolved in 2 tbsp water 2 Tbsp chili paste 1 Tsp vinegar 2 Tbsp refined sugar 4 Onion shoots, chopped 1 Tbsp garlic, chopped ½ Cup peanuts, chopped
Directions
1. Boil water with salt in a pot. Put spaghetti noodles in the pot and cook until the noodles are firm but not hard. Drain the water and set the noodles aside to cool off.
2. For the marinade, mix together the white wine, soy sauce, olive or palm oil and the cornstarch or flour mixture in a bowl. Then, put the chicken on the bowl and mix well. Place the bowl in the refrigerator for one hour for the chicken to absorb the marinade completely.
3. For the sauce, mix together the rest of the white wine, soy sauce, olive or palm oil, cornstarch or flour mixture, chili paste, vinegar and refined sugar in a bowl. Then, put the chopped onion shoots, chopped garlic and peanuts on the bowl and mix well. Put the mixture on a sauce pan and heat it up until fragrant.
4. While the sauce is simmering, get the chicken off the marinade and saute it in a pan until the meat turns white. Then, combine the sauce with the chicken and simmer until the sauce is thick enough.
5. Place the chicken with the sauce on the pasta. Toss and mix well.
Regardless of the differing views that the local market has regarding KFC Kung Pao Chicken Pasta, this restaurant would still continue to introduce new and innovative dishes for many years to come.
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