General Tso's Sauce Thanks Tim Geib!

By stkappleto

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup Soy sauce
• 1 cup water
• 1 TBS to taste grated Fresh Ginger
• 3 TBS maple syrup or brown sugar
• 4 Garlic Cloves minced
• 2 TBS cornstarch
• 1/4 cup cold water
• pinch black pepper
• 1 TBS rice vinegar or umebashi vinegar
• 1-1/2 TBS hot pepper flakes to taste

Preparation

Step 1

1. Combine 1 cup water, tamari, brown sugar, garlic, ginger and chili paste in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
2. Dissolve cornstarch in 1/4 cup of cold water and add to sauce.
3. Stir constantly to allow the sauce to thicken.
4. If the sauce is too thick add a little water or tamari to thin."