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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have general tso chicken using 21 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make General Tso Chicken:
- Make ready 3 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast, cubed
- Take 2 cup green onions, sliced
- Take 8 dried chilies, seeds removed
- Make ready 4 cup vegetable oil
- Take 3 cup broccoli, steamed
- Make ready 2 cup rice
- Take ————Coating————
- Get 1/4 cup soy sauce
- Make ready 1 egg, beaten
- Make ready 1/3 cup water
- Prepare 1 cup cornstarch
- Make ready ————Sauce————
- Make ready 1/2 cup cornstarch
- Get 1/4 cup water
- Take 1 1/2 tsp garlic, minced
- Get 1 tsp fresh ginger, grated
- Get 3/4 cup sugar
- Prepare 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- Prepare 1/4 cup white cooking wine
- Get 1 can (14.5 oz) chicken broth
- Get 1/2 cup soy sauce
The original General Tso's chicken recipe was invented by the late chef Peng Chang-kuei. The spicy-sweet sauce is what sets General Tso's apart from its Chinese chicken counterparts. General Tso's chicken is a sweet, deep-fried chicken dish that is served in North American Chinese restaurants. This healthier lightened up version is wok sautéed instead of deep fried.
Instructions to make General Tso Chicken:
- Cook rice according to directions. Reserve.
- Combine sauce ingredients into 1 quart shaker bottle.
- Shake to mix and refrigerate until needed.
- In a large bowl, combine coating ingredients. Mixture will be pasty.
- Add chicken to bowl and coat with slurry.
- Heat oil in deep saute pan to approximately 350°F.
- Use a fork to separate one piece of chicken at a time and place 7-8 pieces into hot oil.
- Fry until crispy.
- Remove fried chicken from pan, drain on plate covered with paper towels.
- Place small amount of oil in a wok over high heat.
- Add green onion and peppers, frying about 1 min.
- Shake sauce mixture, then add to onions and peppers.
- Cook until thickened and sticky.
- Add fried chicken and cook until boiling again.
- Serve with over rice with broccoli.
General Tso's chicken, with an extra-crisp coating that stays crisp even when coated in a glossy sauce that balances sweet, savory, and tart elements. [Photographs: J. Take a pic and share yours in the comments below! General Tso's Chicken goes by many names such as general tso chicken, general gau chicken and general tao chicken. It was originally named after a Chinese military leader from the Qing dynasty. General Tso's Chicken is a Chinese-American dish of fried chicken pieces that are breaded and tossed in a tangy sauce.
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