General Tso’s Chicken

Name: General Tso’s Chicken
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 10 oz Chicken Leg Meat, Boneless, Skinless; 0.25 cup Water; 1 tbsp Rice Wine [Seasonings]; 1 tbsp Soy Sauce [Seasonings]; 1 oz Sugar [Seasonings]; 1 tbsp White Vinegar [Seasonings]; 1 tbsp Oyster Sauce [Seasonings]; 0.25 cup Honey [Seasonings]; 0.25 tsp White Pepper; 0.5 cup Dried Chilies [Seasonings]; 1 tbsp Rice Wine [Marinade]; 0.25 tsp Salt [Marinade]; 1 large Egg [Marinade]; 0.25 tbsp Corn Starch [Marinade]; 1 tbsp All-purpose Flour [Marinade]; 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

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Recipe

PRE TIME: 30 min

COOKING TIME: 0

TOTAL TIME: 30 min

2 SERVING

Ingredients:

10 oz Chicken Leg Meat, Boneless, Skinless
0.25 cup Water
1 tbsp Rice Wine [Seasonings]
1 tbsp Soy Sauce [Seasonings]
1 oz Sugar [Seasonings]
1 tbsp White Vinegar [Seasonings]
1 tbsp Oyster Sauce [Seasonings]
0.25 cup Honey [Seasonings]
0.25 tsp White Pepper
0.5 cup Dried Chilies [Seasonings]
1 tbsp Rice Wine [Marinade]
0.25 tsp Salt [Marinade]
1 large Egg [Marinade]
0.25 tbsp Corn Starch [Marinade]
1 tbsp All-purpose Flour [Marinade]
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]

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

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

In a mixing bowl, combine chicken pieces with yellow cooking wine, salt, egg, starch, and all-purpose flour.

[Marinate chicken] Step 3

Toss to coat the chicken pieces evenly. Set aside.

Step 4

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