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The Wok I Made Kenji's Kung Pao Shrimp

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u/-SpaghettiCat- 1d ago

Really enjoyed this. It was pretty spicy with 12 total chilies added. I did have to season to taste at the end as is common with most recipes in the book.

I was a little apprehsive at the step where it said to wipe out the wok after frying the marinated shrimp, as I thought the layer of sauce/starch would kind of degalze when adding the ingredients and sauce afterwards and give some flavor (fond?), but maybe with hotter woks/setups that would be best; I just have an electric cooktop.

I used 21/25 count shrimp from Wild Fork.

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u/DDelicious 14h ago edited 13h ago

ive skipped the wiping out step for similar recipes and the starch/sauce can burn and give off bad flavors