General Tso Chicken

Name: General Tso Chicken
Prep time: 2 h 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 10 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 30 milliliters chicken broth; 1 teaspoon cornstarch; 2 Tbsps cornstarch; 30 milliliters dry sherry (or other white wine); 2 larges eggs (yolks removed); 3 slices ginger, 1/4 inch thick. (size of US quarter); 1 green onion (scallion); 1 Tbsp hoisin sauce; 1 Tbsp honey (or molasses); 118 milliliters panko breadcrumbs; 1 Tbsp plum sauce; 5 whole dried red chilies (stem and seeds removed); 2 Tbsps rice vinegar (or 1 Tbsp white vinegar); 1 Tbsp sesame oil (cold pressed, NOT toasted, 1 tbsp hot chili oil can be substituted for sesame oil, and red chiles); 1 boneless skinless chicken breast; 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce (or Tamari soy sauce); 1 Tbsp sugar; 59 milliliters coconut flakes (unsweetened); 1 Tbsp water (optional); 1 whole garlic clove

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give General Tso Chicken a try. This dairy free recipe serves 1. One portion of this dish contains approximately 52g of protein, 45g of fat, and a total of 1250 calories. Head to the store and pick up rice vinegar, sherry, green onion, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the soy sauce you could follow this main course with the Lemon Cornmeal Cakes with Lapsang Souchong Chocolate Sauce as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 10 minutes.

Instructions

***Chicken Preperation***.

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Whole Chicken

Start by slicing the chicken breast from wide end to thin end. About 1/4 inch strips.

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Chicken Breast

Place in ziplock bag along with cornstarch and egg whites.

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Corn Starch

Egg Whites

Combine and place in refrigerator for about 1 hour.(this will tenderize chicken).

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Whole Chicken

After 1 hour combine Panko bread crumbs and coconut flakes and lay out in casserole dish.

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Panko

Coconut Flakes

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Casserole Dish

Place chicken strips in dish and dredge to coat.

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Chicken Tenders

Place strips on cooling rack folding each strip in half to make a "U" shape(this will help absorb sauce better)

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Sauce

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Wire Rack

Place cooling rack in freezer while you prepare the sauce.(this will help chicken keep its "U" shape aswell as breading stick better).***Sauce Preperation***.Wisk in bowl all ingedients except water(to be added later)cover and place in refrigerator till needed.***Stir fry Preperation***.Chop deseeded Chiles into 1/4 inch pieces.

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Whole Chicken

Chili Pepper

Sauce

Water

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Wire Rack

Bowl

Combine with Sesame oil and set aside. Slice ginger slices into thin strips. Smash garlic clove and mince. Chop green onion into 1/2 to 3/4 inch pieces.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Green Onions

Sesame Oil

Ginger

Ground Meat

Combine and set aside.***To Fry Chicken***.

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Whole Chicken

Remove chicken from freezer and place in 350 F preheated deep fryer for 5 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

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Deep Fryer

Remove and drain on paper towels and set aside. Start with step one immediately.***Step One***.

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Paper Towels

Place Wok on stove set to medium. Toss in Chiles and oil and cook until oil starts to sizzle. Toss in garlic,ginger, and green onions. Stir for 1-2 minutes until green onions start to wilt.***Step Two***.Now toss in sauce and stir until sauce begins to bubble.

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Green Onions

Chili Pepper

Garlic

Ginger

Sauce

Cooking Oil

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Stove

Wok

Add water and remove from heat.***Step Three***.Toss chicken in Wok and stir until chicken is well coated. Spoon chicken and sauce over a bed of steamed rice, or fresh steamed broccoli and serve.

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Cooked Rice