Grammy's Kitchen · Kung Pao Chicken · Kung Pao Chicken
One of 32 kung pao chicken recipes we measured
from preppykitchen.com
It ranks #5 of 32 for crisp vegetables among the kung pao chicken recipes we compared. 17 cooks on preppykitchen.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 32.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 5% | 20% |
| sweetener | 1% | 3% |
| thickener | 0% | 1% |
| aromatics | 17% | 34% |
| vegetables and beans | 7% | 22% |
| fat | 1% | 5% |
| acid | 0% | 4% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 3600 g | 2 boneless/skinless chicken breasts (cut into 1 inch cubes) |
| 12 g | 1 tablespoon shaoxing wine (or rice wine) |
| 24 g | 1 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce |
| 8 g | 1 tbsp cornstarch ((cornflour)) |
| 79 g | 1/3 cup water |
| 2 tablespoon Chinese Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry) | |
| 85 g | 1/3 cup soy sauce |
| 11 g | 2 teaspoons hoisin sauce |
| 38 g | 3 tablespoons sugar |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon cornstarch ((cornflour)) |
| 41 g | 3 tablespoons cooking oil (divided) |
| 18 g | 6 cloves garlic |
| 12 g | 2 tablespoons minced ginger (or 2 tsp ground ginger) |
| 120 g | 1 red bell pepper (diced) |
| 120 g | 1 green bell pepper (diced) |
| 8 dried chilies (halved) | |
| 600 g | 4 green onions (chopped) |
| 110 g | 3/4 cup roasted/unsalted peanuts |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons sesame oil (optional) |
Method: 5 steps, published by preppykitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This recipe is amazing I’ve tried so many and none of them come close to this one! Well so far all your recipes I’ve tried have not failed definitely frequent user of your recipes from now on 🙂thank you!!” — a cook, 5.0★
“I followed the recipe exactly, except substituting cauliflower for the chicken. We relished every bite. Thank you for the recipe!” — a cook, 5.0★