General Tso Chicken
From neikoboy 14 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 4
It took me months to get this recipe to taste like restaurant quality.As a matter of fact it tastes alot better than some i've eaten at,LOL!l I hope that you will enjoy it as much as I do!!
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless chicken thighs shopping list
- 1 tablespoon oil shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon red peppr flakes or 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper shopping list
- 6 tablespoons lite or low sodium soy sauce shopping list
- 4 tablespoons sherry(Not cooking sherry)or dry white wine shopping list
- 2 garlic cloves minced shopping list
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce shopping list
- 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar or 2 tablespoons white vinegar shopping list
- 4 tablespoons sugar shopping list
- 1 tablespoon corn starch shopping list
- 3 tablespoons cool water shopping list
- 1 teaspoon peeled minced ginger shopping list
- 1/2 cup flour shopping list
- 1/2 cup corn starch shopping list
- 1 teaspoon baking powder shopping list
- 1 teaspoon baking soda shopping list
- 1 teaspoon sugar shopping list
- 1 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1 egg slightly beaten shopping list
- 2/3 cups or 8 tablespoons ice cold water shopping list
- 1 green onion chopped shopping list
- oil for frying shopping list
How to make it
- In a medium bowl mix 1/2 cup flour,1/2 cup corn starch,baking powder,baking
- soda,1 teaspoon sugar,1 teaspoon salt,egg and cold water until smooth and set
- aside.Preheat oven 300 degrees. Remove excess skin from chicken. Cut each
- chicken thigh into four to six pieces depending on their size and place into the batter making sure to coat them evenly. In a large frying pan or wok heat oil to 350 degrees and fry several pieces of the chicken at a time 4 to 5 minutes on each side until golden brown and chicken is completly cooked. Drain chicken on
- paper towels and place into oven to keep them hot and crispy. In a small sauce
- pot heat 1 tablespoon oil add pepper flakes,garlic and ginger to infuse oil with
- flavors for about 30 seconds. Remove from heat add soy sauce,sherry,
- rice wine vinegar,hot sauce and sugar. In a small bowl mix 1 tablespoon corn starch with 3 tablespoons water. Return sauce pot to heat let liquid come to a boil and wisk in corn starch mixture.Continue to stir until liquid becomes thick about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Pour sauce into a large bowl. Remove chicken from oven add to sauce bowl and coat the chicken with the sauce.Place chicken on serving dish.Top with green onions.Serve right away with steamed rice. Enjoy!!
The Rating
Reviewed by 9 people-
OMG...this sounds fantastic! You're right, it sounds BETTER than what you get in any restaurant!
Gen. Tso's is one of our favorites, so I'm definitely going to try this one. My son will be thrilled! Thanks for sharing! ^5!!!
bigcookiedude
in Vinton loved it
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Sold! ^^^^^5 !! I heard so much about this dish, but sadly it isn't available in Canada. Will be trying this one out soon. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
dixiesmom
in Winnipeg loved it
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great post..thank you for sharing..five forks
peetabear
in mid-hudson valley loved it
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