Kung Pao & Beyond Cookbook Giveaway

Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of Kung Pao and Beyond: Fried Chicken Recipes from East and Southeast Asia by Susan Jung.

I love fried chicken. It is not exactly a healthy choice but as Oscar Wilde is credited with saying “everything in moderation”. (Apparently the moderation statement or variation thereof was coined by the ancient Greeks first.) Having fried chicken periodically is an indulgence that I am willing to endure a few charging of the paddles for – I am attempting to be humorous here. I believe that food is nourishment and we should enjoy all types of dishes both healthy and decadent (in moderation). Life is too short (especially if you eat a boat load of fried chicken frequently) but I feel it is acceptable to allow oneself a comforting dish periodically. I particularly enjoy Asian flavors with my fried chicken – Korean fire chicken, Sweet & sour chicken or Japanese karaage are all favorites.

In Susan Jung’s Kung Pao and Beyond, she showcases over 70 crisp, crunchy and spicy recipes, with clear step-by-step instructions for preparation and cooking, that take this humble fast food to a whole new level. Many recipes share a photograph of the finished dish.

Susan Jung offers recipes to satisfy every craving, In addition to wings, leg and breast, you’ll find recipes for whole chicken and leftovers. I know it has been said before – but this time – with this book – I want to make every single recipe – spaced out in moderation, of course. This cookbook is an essential guide to preparing fried chicken at home.

Our friends and cookbook authors Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, spoke to Susan from Hong Kong earlier this month on their podcast – Cooking with Bruce & Mark – you may listen to their interview here.

Our takes you inside this beautiful book and features the following

Special thanks to the publisher for providing three copies of this title in our promotion. Entry options include answering the following question in the comments section of this blog post.

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143 Comments

  • renharvey  on  July 19, 2023

    Chicken with salted chillies, fermented black beans & cucumber

  • LSanders  on  July 19, 2023

    Chicken nanban

  • swayingoak  on  July 19, 2023

    Lemongrass & makrut lime leaf chicken

  • Babycarrot  on  July 19, 2023

    Mom’s wings

  • monasli  on  July 19, 2023

    Strawberry and pineapple chicken

  • nvernon  on  July 19, 2023

    Salted egg yolk wings

  • rkosully  on  July 19, 2023

    I would first like to make Strawberry and pineapple sweet and sour chicken.

  • matag  on  July 19, 2023

    Thai garlic wings

  • ravensfan  on  July 19, 2023

    Vietnamese butter wings

  • lean1  on  July 19, 2023

    Pandan Chicken

  • BMeyer  on  July 19, 2023

    strawberry and pineapple chicken

  • dataentrytard  on  July 19, 2023

    We would like to prepare the wings with Thai red curry paste & makrut lime leaves.

  • lilham  on  July 19, 2023

    Sambal goreng wings

  • Shelley.b  on  July 19, 2023

    shrimp paste wings

  • stulled  on  July 19, 2023

    typhoon shelter wings

  • amaLA  on  July 19, 2023

    Strawberry and Pineapple Sweet & Sour Chicken – Sounds so unusual!

  • wildchild  on  July 20, 2023

    Strawberry and pineapple sweet and sour chicken

  • Parker_64  on  July 20, 2023

    Thai crunchy chicken with toasted rice powder

  • RSW  on  July 20, 2023

    Strawberry and pineapple sweet and sour chicken

  • kalina813  on  July 20, 2023

    The pandan chicken, though I’d have to hunt down the pandan 🙂

  • LeniPerkins  on  July 20, 2023

    strawberry pineapple sweet and sour chicken

  • jd5761  on  July 20, 2023

    Thai garlic wings for me

  • JenjiD  on  July 21, 2023

    Vietnamese butter wings

  • teamkies  on  July 22, 2023

    Taiwanese night market chicken

  • maria411  on  July 22, 2023

    thai garlic wings

  • stepspior  on  July 23, 2023

    Thai garlic wings

  • GreenhouseCheryl  on  July 23, 2023

    Korean fire chicken

  • avonleajules  on  July 23, 2023

    Thai garlic wings

  • kwansicle  on  July 24, 2023

    Thai garlic wings

  • mercip  on  July 24, 2023

    Chicken witch spring onion & ginger sauce

  • Plumbobmummy  on  July 25, 2023

    Cola wings

  • Emmormous  on  July 26, 2023

    Strawberry and pineapple sweet and sour chicken.

  • eroachTN  on  July 26, 2023

    Vietnamese butter wings!

  • jodie1131  on  July 26, 2023

    Thai garlic wings

  • pyramidblaster  on  July 26, 2023

    Strawberry and pineapple sweet and sour chicken

  • tinatwo1961  on  July 26, 2023

    Spicy & sweet fried chicken (Yangnyeom)

  • paulbing  on  July 26, 2023

    Mom`s Wings

  • bopper  on  July 26, 2023

    Cola Wings

  • GrooveHeart  on  July 26, 2023

    Vietnamese butter wings

  • oduong930  on  July 27, 2023

    Salted egg yolk wings

  • TeresaWatson  on  July 27, 2023

    Love the sound of the Ayam Goreng Berempah – nicely spiced!

  • CompsAlex  on  July 27, 2023

    typhoon shelter wings

  • Sand9  on  July 27, 2023

    Chicken with Black Bean Sauce x

  • lucymajor94  on  July 28, 2023

    Thai garlic wings

  • sarahawker  on  July 28, 2023

    Thai crunchy chicken with toasted rice powder

  • maggz19671  on  July 28, 2023

    Salted egg yolk wings

  • bethia  on  July 28, 2023

    love anything with black bean sauce

  • LizyB  on  July 28, 2023

    Mom’s Wings

  • roxlet  on  July 28, 2023

    Thai garlic wings

  • RJHinPDX  on  July 28, 2023

    Mom’s Wings!

  • foodie16  on  July 28, 2023

    Chicken poppers with instant noodle coating

  • Roosta  on  July 28, 2023

    Chicken cutlets with Cantonese curry sauce

  • ozfoodie  on  July 28, 2023

    The Sichuan chicken pot sounds amazing!

  • Starry_Joce  on  July 28, 2023

    I would try the cola wings or karaage first.

  • marktiger69  on  July 29, 2023

    Chicken witch spring onion & ginger sauce

  • dwagon  on  July 29, 2023

    Pandan Chicken

  • virjeania  on  July 29, 2023

    Torikatsu

  • nelsonjaybear  on  July 29, 2023

    Pandan chicken

  • agreaves19  on  July 29, 2023

    Strawberry and pineapple chicken

  • Kag2020  on  July 29, 2023

    Korean fire chicken 👍🏼

  • GillB  on  July 29, 2023

    Strawberry and pineapple chicken

  • rsgrandinetti  on  July 30, 2023

    I would love to make pandan chicken.

  • luccio  on  July 30, 2023

    Super crunchy batter – I’ve been looking for a good one…!

  • prettypistol  on  July 31, 2023

    Strawberry and pineapple chicken

  • hibeez  on  July 31, 2023

    Thai garlic wings.

  • michelle666  on  August 2, 2023

    Pandan chicken

  • jaxcap  on  August 3, 2023

    Strawberry and pineapple sweet and sour chicken

  • debbiehb  on  August 4, 2023

    Thai garlic wings

  • dzm  on  August 4, 2023

    Pandan chicken

  • youngsvnnhrs  on  August 6, 2023

    Korean fried wings with wilted spring onion salad

  • silversand  on  August 7, 2023

    Lemon chicken

  • lina  on  August 7, 2023

    The tamarind chicken with bird’s eye chillies sounds fantastic!

  • Scoom  on  August 7, 2023

    Spicy and sweet fried chicken!

  • Anyam113  on  August 9, 2023

    I would make moms wings

  • Chefsureman  on  August 9, 2023

    Strawberry and pineapple chicken

  • betsyradelow  on  August 9, 2023

    Strawberry and pineapple sweet and sour chicken

  • kmn4  on  August 11, 2023

    Typhoon shelter wings

  • sipa  on  August 11, 2023

    Salt and pepper wings

  • Dannausc  on  August 13, 2023

    Thai garlic wings

  • sarahteertzah  on  August 14, 2023

    Garlicky nuggets with spring onion batter

  • uk2nl  on  August 16, 2023

    Sriracha wings

  • Desshep41  on  August 16, 2023

    I have been so excited with Kung pao chicken but have problems finding one I just love, so I am excited to try yours.

  • bonniesbites  on  August 17, 2023

    Vietnamese stuffed wings!

  • eildoncook  on  August 18, 2023

    It’s impossible to choose between all the wings recipes

  • garrettsambo  on  August 19, 2023

    I would like to make Typhoons shelter wings.

  • dzm  on  August 19, 2023

    Thai garlic wings

  • Jostlori  on  August 19, 2023

    Pandan Chicken

  • Dendav  on  August 21, 2023

    Pandan chicken

  • v.t  on  August 21, 2023

    Thai garlic wings

  • sjpkgp  on  August 23, 2023

    Would love to read this and try the Thai Garlic wings

  • Siegal  on  August 23, 2023

    Shrimp paste wings

  • fadoum  on  August 26, 2023

    Garlicky nuggets with spring onion batter

  • AnnaZed  on  August 27, 2023

    Sambal goreng wings

  • auntietina  on  August 29, 2023

    Chicken cutlets with Cantonese curry sauce

  • Charlieemma  on  August 30, 2023

    Chicken doubanjiang

  • paulo_b  on  September 3, 2023

    Pandan Chicken

  • LaurenE  on  September 4, 2023

    Lemongrass & makrut lime leaf chicken

  • hmm5226  on  September 6, 2023

    Korean fire chicken!

  • clairew137  on  September 7, 2023

    Thai garlic wings

  • GranniePawpaw  on  September 8, 2023

    Sweet and spicy fried chicken. Didn’t know that coconut vinegar was even a thing!

  • hawol001  on  September 8, 2023

    Lemongrass & makrut lime leaf chicken

  • Heaton99  on  September 8, 2023

    Pandan Chicken

  • aggeliki5  on  September 8, 2023

    Strawberry and pineapple sweet and sour chicken

  • sheridarby  on  September 8, 2023

    Thai garlic wings

  • sheridarby  on  September 8, 2023

    Sheri Darby

  • Kmichet  on  September 8, 2023

    Pandan chicken!

  • Isis1981uk  on  September 9, 2023

    Spicy & sweet fried chicken (Yangnyeom)

  • zeeenie  on  September 9, 2023

    Salt & pepper wings

  • fion123  on  September 9, 2023

    I would try the Tamarind chicken

  • kris.mundt  on  September 9, 2023

    Oh, I would definitely try the strawberry and pineapple sweet and sour chicken!! Yum!

  • JohnWalker  on  September 9, 2023

    Taiwanese night market chicken

  • kdixxy  on  September 10, 2023

    Strawberry and pineapple sweet and sour chicken

  • janinex  on  September 10, 2023

    Chicken with black bean sauce

  • nats7  on  September 10, 2023

    Strawberry and pineapple sweet and sour chicken yum

  • ClaireHamilton  on  September 10, 2023

    Strawberry and pineapple sweet and sour chicken

  • PatBarrett  on  September 10, 2023

    The strawberry and pineapple sweet and sour chicken.

  • DimensionAEB  on  September 10, 2023

    Taiwanese night market chicken

  • ickle0ne  on  September 10, 2023

    Salt & pepper wings

  • Twiddle  on  September 10, 2023

    Vietnamese butter wings

  • jackdaw3  on  September 12, 2023

    Pandan chicken – I would like to understand more about using pandan

  • orchidlady01  on  September 15, 2023

    Chicken cutlets with Cantonese curry sauce

  • katmagdunn  on  September 16, 2023

    cola chicken!

  • MarciK  on  September 16, 2023

    Korean fire chicken

  • cellenly  on  September 16, 2023

    salt & pepper wings

  • angiemac18  on  September 17, 2023

    pandan chicken

  • SHORTMAN  on  September 17, 2023

    Pandan Chicken

  • banba1  on  September 17, 2023

    Vietnamese butter wings

  • Lesevans6  on  September 18, 2023

    Mom’s Wings

  • portkey  on  September 18, 2023

    Thai garlic wings

  • greentoad  on  September 18, 2023

    Thai red curry paste

  • Emmamaryd  on  September 18, 2023

    Pandan chicken

  • joke7  on  September 18, 2023

    Tamarind chicken

  • elizabethwcrew  on  September 18, 2023

    I would love to try the chicken salad.

  • misty33  on  September 18, 2023

    Lemon Chicken

  • minbody  on  September 19, 2023

    Thai crunchy chicken

  • KZahnow  on  September 22, 2023

    Cola Chicken

  • lisambb  on  September 22, 2023

    Spicy and sweet fried chicken

  • rchesser  on  September 23, 2023

    Thai Garlic Wings.

  • lizzieme  on  September 24, 2023

    Chicken with black bean sauce

  • milly_matthews  on  September 24, 2023

    Mom’s wings

  • Jpt70  on  September 24, 2023

    Chicken Nanban

  • Lobworm  on  October 1, 2023

    Spicy & sweet fried chicken (Yangnyeom)

  • chefjamesbarrett  on  October 2, 2023

    moms wings

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