"This sweet, sticky, tangy and crunchy chicken is easy to do and tastes delicious. Serve this with some jasmine rice and sautéed broccoli."
General Tso’s Chicken
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Prep time 15mins
Cook time 15mins
Serves or Makes: 3
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ingredients
- 24 ounces boneless skinless chicken, cut into small pieces
- oil for frying
- salt
- 1 tbsp ginger
- 2 tbsp garlic
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 1/2 cup (120 grams) cornstarch
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 teaspoon for garnish red pepper flakes
- 2 tbsp chopped scallions
Method
Step 1
Cut boneless chicken into small 1 inch pieces. Put in bowl. Add in ½ cup of cornstarch, 2 tsp salt and black pepper. Toss to combine and dredge the chicken with the cornstarch.
Step 2
In a bowl combine soy sauce, rice vinegar, hoisin sauce and sugar. In a small bowl take 1 tbsp of cornstarch and dissolve it in 2 tbsp of water. Pour this mixture into the soy sauce and stir to make a smooth homogeneous mixture. Keep aside.
Step 3
Heat oil. Shake off any excess of cornstarch and fry the chicken pieces till golden. Drain on kitchen towels. Remove all the oil.
Step 4
Heat 1 tbsp of sesame oil. Sauté grated ginger and garlic. Add the fried chicken. Toss together to combine. Add the sauce and let it come to a boil and thicken up. Turn the heat off.
Step 5
Garnish with sesame seeds, red pepper flakes and chopped scallions.