How To make General Tao's Chicken
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3/4 lb Boneless chicken breast 2 ts Dark soy sauce 2
ts Rice wine or dry Sherry 1 ts Finely chopped ginger root 1 ts Cornstarch 1 ts Sesame oil 1/3 c Peanut oil 2 Dried red chilies, cut in x -half lengthwise 1 tb
Coarsely chopped fresh x -orange peel -OR- 2 ts Soaked and coarsely chopped x -dried citrus peel 1/2 ts Finely ground roasted Sichun x ~peppercorns (optional) 2 ts Dark soy sauce 1/4 ts Salt 1 ts Sugar 1/2 ts Sesame oil Cut chicken into thin slices, 2 inches long, cutting against the grain. Put it into a bowl together with the soy sauce, rice wine, ginger, cornstarch and 1 ts sesame oil. Mix well, let mixture marinate for about 20 minutes. Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet
until it is very hot. Remove the chicken from the marinade with a slotted spoon. Add it to the pan and stir-fry it for 2 minutes until it browns. Remove it and leave to drain in a colander or sieve. Pour off most of the oil, leaving about 2 ts. Reheat the pan over a high heat and add the dried chilies. Stir-fry them for 10 seconds, then return the chicken to the pan. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir-fry for 4 minutes, mixing well. Serve immediately over white
rice.
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⏲ CHAPTERS ⏲
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Cut chicken
00:54 - Background on General Tso’s Chicken
01:43 - Marinate chicken
02:24 - Prepare chicken batter
03:24 - How do you know if your batter is the right consistency?
03:41 - Chop other ingredients
04:38 - Start heating oil for deep frying
04:55 - A quick primer on oils and smoke points
06:02 - How do you know if the oil is hot enough to fry?
07:44 - Create sauce mix
08:41 - Mix chicken with batter and start frying
10:32 - Remove chicken from wok #1
11:45 - Deep fry chicken #2
12:23 - Cook the sauce + flavors
13:58 - My thoughts on discrimination, authentic cuisine
17:41 - Has dad tried General Tso’s Chicken back in China?
18:20 - More on why we fry the chicken twice
19:02 - My parents’ stories on not having cooking oil in China
20:09 - Can you reuse the oil for later?
21:06 - Life lessons for Cam Cam
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RECIOE:
General Tso's Chicken Ingrediens:
Serves 4
Marinade for the Chicken
1 lb. Boneless & skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 tsp. Baking soda
1/4 tsp. Black pepper
2 tsp. Shaoxing wine (Chinese cooking wine)
For the Sauce
2 Tbs. Sugar
1 Tbs. Sambal
1 Tbs. Soy sauce
3 Tbs. White vinegar
2 Tbs. Shaoxing wine (Chinese cooking wine)
1/4 cup Chicken stock
1 tsp. Corn starch
For the Batter
1 egg
1/4 cup Corn starch
For Frying & Stir-fry
Frying oil
2 tsp. Chili oil with chili flakes
5 to 6 dried chili
4 Cloves garlic, roughly chopped
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soy sauce
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