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General Tso Chicken
Learn how to make the perfect General Tso Chicken with this authentic Chinese recipe! Our step-by-step guide includes all the necessary ingredients, cooking methods, and tips. Try it today and master the General Tso Chicken
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 6 Servings 1x
Ingredients
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Marinade the Chicken
- 2 lbs Chicken Breasts, cut into 1″ pieces
- 4 tsp Sherry Cooking Wine
- 1/4 tsp Ground Black Pepper
For the Batter on the Chicken
- 1 Egg
- 1/2 C Corn Starch
- Frying Oil
For the Sauce
- 1/4 C Sugar
- 2 TBSP Chili Garlic Sauce
- 2 TBSP Soy Sauce
- 6 TBSP White Vinegar
- 4 tsp Sherry Cooking Wine
- 1/2 C Chicken Stock
- 4 tsp Corn Starch
- 2 TBSP Minced Garlic
- 1 TBSP Red Chili Oil
- 1 TBSP Sriracha (optional)
Instructions
- Cut chicken breasts into 1″ pieces and place in a mixing bowl.
- Add pepper to evenly coat and sherry cooking wine, mix and set aside.
- Add egg and cornstarch, mix with hand until completely blended. Set aside.
- In a large wok, or fry pan add about an inch of oil (amount will vary depending on the size of pan you use).
- Add chicken pieces, one at a time, and cook it about 3 minutes per side.
- When chicken is finished cooking place on a paper towel lined wire rack to cool.
- Combine sugar, chili garlic sauce, soy sauce, white vinegar, sherry cooking wine, chicken stock, and corn starch. Mix with a whisk and set aside.
- In a large sauce pan, add minced garlic, red chili oil and sriracha over medium heat.
- Let cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
- Get your sauce mixture and mix well with a whisk before adding to the pan, to ensure the sugar and cornstarch isn't settled at the bottom.
- Continue to mix sauce as you add it to the sauce pan.
- Allow to cook for about 6 minutes, stirring often.
- The sauce will be finished when it looks more like a glaze.
- When sauce is finsihed, remove from heat.
- Add chicken to sauce, toss to coat chicken and serve over rice and your favorite veggies. ENJOY!
Marinade the Chicken: for 20 mins or more
Batter for the Chicken:
Cook the Chicken:
For the Sauce:
- Author: Kim
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Additional Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: Asain
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 674
- Sugar: 14
- Sodium: 976
- Fat: 17
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 11
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 37
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 74
- Cholesterol: 240