General Tso's Chicken

Name: General Tso's Chicken
Prep time: 1 h 32 min
Cook time: 1 h 32 min
Total time: 1 h 32 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 680 grams chicken breast or thighs, cubed; 1 liters chicken stock; 1 leave Whole cilantro , for serving; 3 Tbsps cornstarch slurry, (cornstarch and water mixed) for thickening the sauce; 6 servings Cornstarch, as required; 2 eggs, beaten; 6 servings Fried or steamed rice, for serving; 1 liters frying oil, canola or grapeseed; 3 Tbsps minced garlic; 2 Tbsps minced ginger; 6 green onions, sliced; 3 Tbsps light soy sauce; 8 smalls dried red chile peppers; 2 Tbsps rice wine vinegar; 59 milliliters sake; 6 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 3 Tbsps soy sauce; 2 Tbsps sugar

General Tso's Chicken is a gluten free and dairy free recipe with 6 servings. This main course has 498 calories, 36g of protein, and 26g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of green onions, eggs, fried, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the rice wine vinegar you could follow this main course with the Red Velvet Mug Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 32 minutes.

Instructions

Combine the diced chicken with the eggs, and the light soy sauce and season with salt and pepper.

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Light Soy Sauce

Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

Egg

Remove the chicken to a medium bowl and add enough cornstarch to coat the chicken; it should form a sticky-like paste around the chicken. Cover the bowl and let rest for 1 hour in the refrigerator.

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Corn Starch

Whole Chicken

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Bowl

Combine all the sauce ingredients, except the cornstarch slurry, in a large saucepan over medium heat and simmer until the sugar dissolves.

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Corn Starch

Sauce

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Heat the oil in a deep-fryer or heavy-bottomed pan to 350 to 360 degrees F.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Carefully test the oil by dropping a single piece of chicken into it and cook for around 4 minutes. When the oil is hot enough, slowly add a few pieces of chicken at a time, until all the chicken is cooked.

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Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

Remove the chicken from the oil to paper towels to drain.

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Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Paper Towels

Add a little more oil to a clean wok or skillet over medium heat. When the oil is hot add the chiles and green onions to saute for around 1 minute.

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Green Onions

Chili Pepper

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Wok

Add the already cooked chicken to the wok and toss around with the chiles so that all the chicken gets great flavor. At this point add the warmed sauce mixture, a few spoonfuls at a time, until all the chicken is coated but not soaking wet.

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Cooked Chicken

Whole Chicken

Chili Pepper

Sauce

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Wok

If the sauce is a little runny add the cornstarch slurry, a little at a time, to thicken the sauce. Remember you have to cook the sauce until bubbling after you have added the cornstarch. This normally takes a couple of minutes over low heat.

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Corn Starch

Sauce

Remove the chicken mixture from the wok to a serving bowl and serve immediately on fried or steamed rice.

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Cooked Rice