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General Tso’s Chicken

General Tso’s Chicken
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Chef John shares tips on making perfect and restaurant quality General Tso’s Chicken at home for your guests and family.

Recipe
PRE TIME: 15 min
COOKING TIME: 15 min
TOTAL TIME: 30 min
2 SERVING
Ingredients:
  • 10 oz. Chicken Leg Meat, Boneless, Skinless
  • 0.25 cup Water
  • Seasonings
  • 1 tbsp. Rice Wine
  • 1 tbsp. Soy Sauce
  • 1 oz. Sugar
  • 1 tbsp. White Vinegar
  • 1 tbsp. Oyster Sauce
  • 0.25 cup Honey
  • 0.25 tsp. White Pepper
  • 0.5 cup Dried Chilies
  • Marinade
  • 1 tbsp. Rice Wine
  • 0.25 tsp. Salt
  • 1 large Egg
  • 0.25 tbsp. Corn Starch
  • 1 tbsp. All-purpose Flour
  • 1 tbsp. Minced Garlic
  • 1 tbsp. Cornstarch Water (2 Tbsp Cornstarch Mixed With 1 Tbsp Water)
  • 1 tsp. White Sesame
  • 0.5 tsp. Minced Green Onion
Directions:
[Prepare General Tso’s sauce]
[Prepare General Tso’s sauce]
1
In a medium bowl, combine water, soy sauce, sugar, white vinegar, honey, oyster sauce, yellow cooking wine, and a couple of dried chilis. Stir to mix completely and set aside.
[Marinate chicken] Step 1
[Marinate chicken] Step 1
2
Using the knife’s heel pounding on thick parts of the meat a couple of times to tenderize it. Then cut the chicken into pieces.
[Marinate chicken] Step 2
[Marinate chicken] Step 2
3
In a mixing bowl, combine chicken pieces with yellow cooking wine, salt, egg, starch, and all-purpose flour.
[Marinate chicken] Step 3
[Marinate chicken] Step 3
4
Toss to coat the chicken pieces evenly. Set aside.
Step 4
Step 4
5
In a wok over high heat, bring enough cooking oil to 300°F / 150°C; add the chicken to the oil one at a time; carefully stir and separate the pieces; deep-fry until golden. Remove from oil and drain.
Step 5
Step 5
6
Return the wok to heat, add fried chicken pieces, minced garlic, and prepared General Tso’s sauce. Stir to mix well.
Step 6
Step 6
7
Then add a couple of cornstarch water slurry to thicken the sauce until all chicken pieces evenly coated with the thickened sauce.
Step 7
Step 7
8
Sprinkle some white sesame seed on top. Enjoy!