Grammy's Kitchen · Kung Pao Chicken · Kung Pao Chicken Wings
One of 32 kung pao chicken recipes we measured
from thewoksoflife.com
It ranks #1 of 32 for crisp vegetables among the kung pao chicken recipes we compared. 12 cooks on thewoksoflife.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 | 1% | 20% |
| sweetener | 0% | 3% |
| thickener | 0% | 1% |
| aromatics | 0% | 34% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 22% |
| fat | 0% | 5% |
| acid | 0% | 4% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 21600 g | 12 chicken wingettes and drumettes ((rinsed and pat dry)) |
| 1/4 teaspoon ground Sichuan peppercorns | |
| 0 g | 1/8 teaspoon white pepper |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon soy sauce |
| 1 teaspoon Shaoxing wine | |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon cornstarch |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon flour |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon peanut oil ((can substitute vegetable or canola oil)) |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon fresh ginger ((minced)) |
| 3 g | 1 clove garlic ((minced)) |
| 10 dried whole red chili peppers | |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes |
| 1 teaspoon Shaoxing wine | |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil |
| 120 g | 1/2 cup chicken stock |
| 12 g | 1 tablespoon sugar |
| 10 g | 2 teaspoons rice vinegar |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon hoisin sauce |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon soy sauce |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon dark soy sauce |
| 11 g | 1 tablespoon spicy bean sauce/paste |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon cornstarch ((mixed into a slurry with 1 tablespoon water)) |
| 1 scallion ((chopped)) | |
| 18 g | 2 tablespoons peanuts ((roasted and chopped)) |
| 12 g | 2 tablespoons cilantro ((chopped)) |
Method: 5 steps, published by thewoksoflife.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This was AMAZING!!!! I couldn't wait for my spicy bean paste from Mala Market to come (which is today) and made this last night without it. I will make this again with the paste and I am sure it will be even better then! I have been wanting something hot, and ” — a cook, 5.0★
“I made this recipe even though I might not have had all the actual ingredients. HOwever, I made use of what I had, substituted what I didnt have and made a woooowwwww chicken wings. everyone loved it..Thank you WOL..I will be trying some more ofyour recipes. ” — a cook, 5.0★