Fresh Pepper Kung Pao Chicken

Ingredients

• 2 tsp. Shaoxing wine, dry sherry, sake, or mirin
• 2 tsp. soy sauce
• 1 tsp. cornstarch
• 1 lb. skinless, boneless chicken thighs or breasts, cut into 1" pieces
• 2 Tbsp. rice vinegar
• 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 1½ tsp. sugar
• 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil, divided
• 1 bell pepper, cut into bite-size pieces
• 8–10 red dried chiles (such as chiles de árbol, bird chiles, or frankly any kind; or ½ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes)
• 2 scallions, chopped
• 1 Fresno chile, cut into ¼" rings
• 1 1" piece fresh ginger, peeled, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• ½ tsp. Sichuan peppercorns or cracked black peppercorns
• ⅓ cup roasted unsalted peanuts
• Kosher salt

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