Grammy's Kitchen · Kung Pao Chicken · Kung Pao Chicken Lettuce Wraps
One of 32 kung pao chicken recipes we measured
from iowagirleats.com
3 cooks on iowagirleats.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 | 49% | 20% |
| sweetener | 2% | 3% |
| thickener | 4% | 1% |
| aromatics | 68% | 34% |
| vegetables and beans | 44% | 22% |
| fat | 6% | 5% |
| acid | 1% | 4% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 1 lb chicken breasts (chopped very small) |
| 48 g | 3 Tablespoons gluten free reduced-sodium Tamari (or soy sauce if not GF, divided) |
| 16 g | 2 Tablespoons cornstarch (divided) |
| 59 g | 1/4 cup water |
| 2 Tablespoons mirin | |
| 6 g | 1/2 - 1 Tablespoon chili garlic sauce (or more or less) |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons brown sugar |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon rice vinegar |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon sesame oil |
| 27 g | 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil (divided) |
| 200 g | 1 small zucchini (chopped) |
| 113 g | 4 oz can sliced water chestnuts (chopped) |
| 300 g | 2 green onions (chopped) |
| 3 g | 1 clove garlic (minced) |
| 1 head butter lettuce (leaves separated, or bibb or iceberg lettuce) | |
| 36 g | 1/4 cup peanuts (minced) |
Method: 4 steps, published by iowagirleats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This week’s produce box had a head of butter lettuce so I pulled up this recipe. I checked the pantry and with the quarantine I’ve made limited runs to the grocery store. Ended up subbing vermouth for mirin, celery for zucchini and cashews for peanuts. Everyt” — a cook, 5.0★
“This is one of my daughter's and my favorite recipes! I love that she shares my love of spicy food and that we don't have to share this dish with anyone else!” — a cook, 5.0★