Selena's Kong Bao Chicken
"My college roommate was from Taiwan, and this dish that she made was my favorite. I asked for it so much she finally gave me her recipe! A great Asian dish to pair with rice and a veggie dish, or even to serve with toothpicks as a appetizer. Her measurements are not exact, as it is a dish handed down in her family and they just know how much to put in."
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 14 of 16 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Peanut | 1 oz (28g) | 161 |
| Sesame | 1 tbsp (14g) | 120 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Sauce | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- Marinade:
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons rice wine
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/2 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh ginger root
- 6 dried red chile peppers
- Kung Bao Sauce
- 1/4 cup rice wine
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Asian (toasted) sesame oil
- 1/2 cup peanuts
- 4 green onions, cut into 1-inch pieces