This General Tso’s Chicken Recipe takes a little bit of time but it is pretty simple. The thing I liked about this recipe, is that it doesn’t call for the dried red chili peppers. We live in a small town, and it was impossible to find these in the store. This recipe is very popular in the Asian buffets and I had to give it a try. You can use the red pepper flakes to turn up the heat as much as you would like. I used a deep fryer to fry the chicken, which worked out very well, but if you don’t have a deep fryer; I am sure a frying pan or a wok would work just as well. Serve Generals Tso’s Chicken over rice and its like bringing part of the Asian Buffet home. Enjoy
General Tso’s Chicken Recipe |
Recipe Type: Main
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Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 15 mins
Total time: 35 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- Chicken
- 2 lb’s boneless, skinless chicken thighs( cut into 1 inch pieces)
- 3 large egg whites (whisked or beaten until foamy)
- 1 ½ cups cornstarch
- cup all purpose flour
- teaspoon baking soda
- Cooking Oil for frying
- Sauce
- cup Hoisin sauce
- cup white vinegar
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons corn starch
- 1 ½ cups of water
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 4 garlic cloves (minced)
- 2 tablespoons fresh ginger (minced)
- Teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Garnish
- 2 green onions (chopped)
- Sesame seed
Instructions
- Sauce
- I a bowl mix all the sauce ingredients together except for the garlic, ginger and red pepper flakes.
- In oil, sauté the garlic, ginger and red pepper flakes until flavors are combined. (about one minute)
- Stir in the Hoisin sauce mixture, stirring constantly until sauce is dark brown, and thickened. Remove from heat; set aside and cover.
- Chicken
- Combine cornstarch, baking soda and flour in a shallow dish. Dip the chicken pieces into the beaten egg whites, then roll in the cornstarch mixture until completely coated.
- Deep fry chicken at 375F for 3-5 minutes until golden brown- transferring to a toweling lined plate or platter to drain.
- Reheat the sauce to the boiling point, mix in the chicken pieces and toss them to coat.
- Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.
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