General Tso's Chicken
By á-25181
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup · Cornstarch
- 1/4 cup · Water
- 1 1/2 tsp · Minced garlic
- 1 1/2 tsp · Minced ginger
- 3/4 cup · Sugar
- 1/2 cup · Soy sauce
- 1/4 cup · White vinegar
- 1 1/2 cup · Hot chick broth
- 1 tsp · M.S.G. (optional)
- 3 lb · Dark deboned chicken meat cut into large chunks
- 1/4 cup · Soy sauce
- 1 tsp · White pepper
- 1 Egg
- 1 cup · Cornstarch
- 1 cup · Salad oil
- 2 cup · Scallions, diced
- 16 small · Dried hot peppers
Details
Servings 6
Adapted from allthecooks.com
Preparation
Step 1
Directions
To make sauce, mix cornstarch and water together
Add garlic, ginger, sugar, soy sauce, white vinegar
Then add chicken broth and M.S.G.
and stir until sugar disolves.
Refrigerate until needed
In separate bowl, mix chicken, soy sauce and pepper
Stir in egg
Add cornstarch until chicken is coated evenly.
Add oil to help separate chicken pieces
Divide chicken into small quantities and deep-fry at 350°F until crispy
Drain on a paper towel.
Place a small amount of oil in wok and heat until wok is hot.
Add scallions and peppers and stir-fry briefly
Stir sauce; add to wok
Place chicken in sauce and cook until sauce thickens.
Add either cornstarch or water as needed
Serve with rice.
Serves 6 - 8.
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