Grammy's Kitchen · Kung Pao Chicken · Kung Pao Chicken
One of 32 kung pao chicken recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 32 for sauce cling among the kung pao chicken recipes we compared. 20 cooks on www.spendwithpennies.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 | 41% | 20% |
| sweetener | 8% | 3% |
| thickener | 1% | 1% |
| aromatics | 135% | 34% |
| vegetables and beans | 53% | 22% |
| fat | 6% | 5% |
| acid | 3% | 4% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs (cut into 1-inch pieces) |
| 16 g | 1 tablespoon soy sauce |
| 5 g | 2 teaspoons cornstarch |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons vegetable oil |
| 120 g | 1 red bell pepper (1/2-inch diced) |
| 120 g | 1 green bell pepper (1/2-inch diced) |
| 150 g | 1 small yellow onion (thinly sliced) |
| 12 g | 4 cloves garlic (grated) |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or 3 dried red chilies) |
| 450 g | 3 green onions (thinly sliced) |
| 36 g | 1/4 cup dry roasted peanuts |
| 48 g | 3 tablespoons soy sauce |
| 1 tablespoon dry sherry | |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon brown sugar |
| 120 g | 1/2 cup reduced sodium chicken broth |
| 15 g | 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar |
| 34 g | 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon sesame oil |
Method: 7 steps, published by www.spendwithpennies.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Holly!!! ❤️ I am so glad to have found your site and in a few weeks have made many many of your recipes. I love the everyday ingredients and the care you take to offer suggestions and substitutions!!! This Kung Pao Chicken recipe is THE BEST!! I sliced my pe” — a cook, 4.0★
“I made this tonight with breast instead of thigh meat, otherwise didn’t change. Served over cauliflower rice and it was SO GOOD! Thanks for the easy peasy recipe. I will so make this again. Oh, I did use Stevia brown sugar.” — a cook, 5.0★