Grammy's Kitchen · White Chicken Chili · Homemade General Tso's Chicken With Red Chil
One of 116 white chicken chili recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 116 for heat level among the white chicken chili recipes we compared. 67 cooks on www.thespruceeats.com rate it 3.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 116.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 10% | 48% |
| fat | 168% | 1% |
| aromatics | 102% | 10% |
| acid | 3% | 0% |
| sweetener | 3% | 0% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 9% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 1 pound chicken (boneless thighs) |
| 16 g | 1 tablespoon soy sauce (light) |
| 50 g | 1 large egg (lightly beaten) |
| Black or white pepper (freshly ground to taste) | |
| Cornstarch (as needed) | |
| 763 g | 3 to 4 cups oil (as needed for deep-frying and stir-frying) |
| 450 g | 3 green onions (thinly sliced) |
| 5 to 10 small dried red chili peppers (to taste) | |
| 32 g | 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce |
| 15 g | 1 tablespoon rice vinegar |
| 8 g | 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine (or dry sherry) |
| 12 g | 1 tablespoon sugar (granulated white) |
| 45 g | 3 tablespoons chicken broth (or water) |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon ginger (minced) |
| 6 g | 2 teaspoons garlic (minced) |
Method: 9 steps, published by www.thespruceeats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“If you're using cornstarch in your sauce, it'll come together easier if you first mix the sugar and cornstarch together and then add the other ingredients.” — a cook
“Loved the photo of Bang Bang Chicken, but where's the recipe???????????????” — a cook