General Tso Chicken Recipe
Popular, comforting Asian Restaurant Recipe. Who is General Tso and what is so special about his chicken?
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Ingredients:
| Boneless skinless chicken, cut into bite-sized pieces(thigh and breast) | 3 pounds /1 ¼ kg | |
| Light Soy Sauce | ¼ cup | |
| White pepper powder | 1 tsp | |
| Egg, lightly beaten | 1 | |
| Cornflour / cornstarch | ½-¾ cup | |
| Oil (for deep frying and for seasoning ) | As needed | |
| Ginger, finely minced | 1½ tsp | |
| Garlic, finely minced | 1½ tsp | |
| Dried red chiles (deseeded if desired) | 4-5 | |
| Spring onion / Scallion (white part only, cut into 1-inch lengths) | 2 -3 stalks | |
| Black pepper powder | ½ tsp | |
| Oyster sauce | 2 Tbsp |
For the Sauce:
| Chinese rice vinegar | 2 Tbsp ( don't add more) | |
| Light Soy Sauce | 2 ½ Tbsp | |
| Dark SoySauce | ½ Tbsp | |
| Hoisin sauce (optional) | 1 tsp | |
| Water | 1 cup (up to 2 cups) | |
| Light brown sugar | 1-2 Tbsp | |
| Shaoxing Wine (traditionally used, may be omitted) | ½ Tbsp | |
| Cornflour / Cornstarch | 2 Tbsp |
Method:
- Mix all the ingredients ‘for the Sauce’ in a bowl. Taste and adjust seasonings. Set aside.
- Marinate the chicken meat with the soy sauce and white pepper for 15 minutes. Add the egg to the chicken and mix well.
- Coat the marinated chicken well with the cornflour.
- Heat up oil for deep frying. Deep fry the chicken till golden brown (in batches to prevent overcrowding). Drain excess oil by laying chicken on a strainer over a bowl.
- Heat about 1 ½ Tbsp oil in another wok. Add the minced ginger, garlic, and dried chilies and stir-fry till aromatic.
- Add in the sauce ingredients and stir. (There should be enough water in the sauce to cover the chicken).
- Bring to boil and allow to thicken, somewhat.
- Now add the fried chicken, stir gently.
- Allow the sauce to coat the chicken well, careful not the break the crust of the fried chicken. It should soak up the sauces nicely.
- When the chicken is nicely glazed with the thickened sauce, add the oyster sauce and black pepper powder. Stir through.
- Lastly, stir in scallion as a garnish and serve with steamed white rice!
General Tso Chicken Recipe
Notes:
Key Ingredients: Chicken, Cornflour, Ginger, Garlic, Dried Chilli, Spring Onion, Egg, Black pepper, Seasoning Sauces, and Oil.
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