How To make General Tao Chicken
10 oz Chicken legs - bite sized
1 tb Minced fresh ginger
2 Scallions - 2 inch lengths
1 tb Minced garlic
2 tb Dried chilli peppers - whole
2 tb Sugar
2 tb Soy sauce
1 1/2 ts Rice vinegar
2 tb Cornstarch
1/4 c Chicken stock
1 ts Sesame oli
2 c Soya oil for cooking
Marinade 1 Egg white
1 tb Cornstarch
1 tb Soy sauce
1. Cut chicken into pieces no larger than 3/4 inch square. Combine marinade
ingredients in large bowl. Add chicken pieces and set aside for 2 hours. Add 2 T cornstarch to chicken stock, store in refridgerater. 2. In a deep pot, heat oil to 350 F. In a basket, or slotted spoon, lower several pieces of chicken into the oil. Fry until chicken becomes crisp (1 to 2 minutes) and test meat to ensure doneness. Continue doing several pieces at a time until all are cooked. 3. In a wok, on high heat, reheat 2 T reserved oil. Add prepared ginger, scallions, garlic, and chilies. Stir to prevent burning. Add the cooked chicken pieces, still stirring quickly. 4. Add sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, stock/cornstarch mixture and stir until thick. Remove from heat, stir in sesame oil, and place on serving dish. Serve with steamed rice.
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General Tso's Chicken Recipe
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Ingredients:
For the Sauce mixture:
2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
1 Tsp Vinegar
2 Tbsp Hoisin Sauce
1 Tsp Sesame Oil
1 Tsp Sugar
1 Tsp Chili Flakes
1/3rd Cup Chicken Stock
1 Tsp Corn Starch
For Coating:
1/2 Cup All purpose Flour
1/2 Cup Corn Starch
1 Tsp Salt
1/2 Tsp Pepper
1 Egg
For Stir Fry:
1 Tbsp Oil
1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
1 Tsp Minced Ginger
Dried Red Chillies
Enjoy!
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General Tso's Chicken Recipe:
For the Marination:
Chicken Thigh Boneless (Cubed) - ½ kg
Cornflour - ½ Cup
Salt - ½ tsp
Soda Water - ¼ Cup
Egg - 1 no
Black Pepper Powder - ½ tsp
Garlic (Minced) - 1 tsp
Soy Sauce - 1 tsp
Oil - For Deep Frying
For the Stir Fry:
Soy Sauce - 1 tbsp
Oyster Sauce - 1 tbsp
Honey - 2 tbsp
Garlic (minced) - 2 tbsp
Ginger (minced) - ¾ tbsp
Celery(minced) - 1 tbsp
Spring Onion White - 3 nos
Dry Red Chillies - 4 nos
Oil - 3 tbsp
Water + Corn Flour - 1 tbsp + ½ tsp
Salt - ¼ tsp
Pepper - ¼ tsp
Vinegar - 1 tbsp
Water - ½ Cup
For Garnish:
Spring Onion Greens - 1 tbsp
Sesame Seeds - ½ tbsp
Instructions:
1. In a mixing bowl add all the ingredients for the marination and mix thoroughly
2. Let it sit for 30 minutes, Deep fry the chicken for 2-3 minutes on moderate flame, and remove from the heat
3. Increase the flame to high, let the oil heat up then double fry until crispy and cooked through and set aside.
4. In a pan pour oil and saute spring onion whites, ginger, garlic and celery and saute until aromatic.
5. Add the honey, oyster sauce, vinegar and soy sauce and let it cook for 30 seconds on a high heat.
6. Add salt and pepper, pour the cornstarch slurry and let it thicken.
7. Add the fried chicken and toss. Garnish with spring onion green and sesame seeds.
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Ingredients for General Tso’s Chicken
(Tsp- Teaspoon; Tbsp- Tablespoon )
Chicken, boneless thigh pieces cubed- 450 gms (1 lb)
General Tso’s Sauce:
- Dark Soy Sauce- 1 tbsp
- Light (low sodium) Soy Sauce - 1 tbsp
- Rice Vinegar- 3 tbsp
- White Sugar- 3 tbsp
- Hoisin Sauce- 2 tbsp
- Water- 1/4 cup
- Corn Starch- 1 tbsp
For the Marination:
- Salt- 1/4 tsp
- Pepper powder- 1/4 tsp
- General Tso’s Sauce, prepared earlier- 2 tbsp
For Breading:
- Egg White, whisked- 4 tbsp
- All Purpose Flour- 1/2 US cup measure
- Corn Starch- 3/4 US cup measure
- Baking Soda- 1/4 tsp
- Salt- 1/4 tsp
Tempering:
- Oil- 1.5 tbsp
- Garlic cloves fine chopped -2 tbsp
- Ginger, finely chopped- 2 tbsp
- Red Chilli Flakes- 1-1.5 tsp
Other Ingredients:
- White Sesame Seeds- 1 tsp
- Oil for deep frying
- Preparation:
- Cut the boneless thigh into 1 inch pieces.
- Prepare General Tso’s Sauce by adding all the items mentioned. Give a mix well with a whisk making sure there are no lumps for the corn flour and the white sugar also has dissolved.
- Marinate the chicken pieces with 1/4 tsp each of salt, pepper powder and 2 tbsp US measure of the prepared General Tso’s Sauce. Mix and set aside for 30 mins.
Process:
- Add whisked egg white in the marinated chicken and mix it well.
- In another glass container, add the all purpose flour, corn flour, baking soda and salt. Mix it well.
- Take out the chicken pieces without the liquid and add 4-5 in batches in the dry batter mix.
- After adding all the chicken pieces, toss the pieces to coat these completely in the dry mix.
- Now, to fry the chicken pieces, heat oil in a pan/kadhai for deep frying on medium heat and drop these side by side to not crowd the pan.
- Do not stir for a minute. Now flip, stir and fry on medium heat for a total of 4-5 mins till light golden in colour.
- Remove and repeat for the balance.
- Heat oil in a wok and add the fine chopped ginger, garlic and red chilli flakes.
- Mix and sauté for around 1 min and then add the General Tso’s Sauce. Mix and cook for a minute or two on medium heat till the sauce starts to thicken.
- Now add the fried chicken pieces and mix and fry on medium heat for around 2 mins till the sauce totally coats the fried chicken pieces.
- Finally garnish with white sesame seeds and serve hot .
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General Tso's Chicken | How to make General Chicken
This recipe is my version of General Tso's chicken. The white wine is optional, but does give a great element to the dish. I also left out 1 tsp of finely minced ginger, which I usually add. I will list it in the ingredients below. Please subscribe to Gochujang Mama for more recipes.
INGREDIENTS
1 to 1 1/2 of chicken breast
3/4 c all purpose flour
1 lg egg
2 tbsp corn starch
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
3/4 c water
Sauce
1/2 c chicken broth
1/4c of duck sauce (apricot plum sauce)
3 tbsp dark soy sauce (you can also use 1/4 c reg. soy sauce)
2 tbsp honey (you can sub with sugar)
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 1/2 tbsp white wine (optional)
2 tsp sesame oil
1/2 tbsp gochujang (1 tbsp if you like more spice)
2 tbsp corn starch
2 stalks of chopped green onion
1 minced clove of garlic
1 tsp of finely minced ginger
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