General Tso's Chicken with Orange
- 3/4 pound chicken breasts boneless
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce, dark
- 2 teaspoons rice wine
- 1 teaspoon ginger root minced
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 13 cup peanut oil
- 2 each dried red chiles halve lengthwise
- 1 tablespoon orange zest coarse chop
- 1/2 teaspoon sichuan peppercorns fine ground, roasted
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce, dark
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- Cut chicken into thin slices 2 inches long, cutting against the grain.
- Put it into a bowl together with the soy sauce, rice wine or sherry, ginger, cornstarch and 1 teaspoon sesame oil.
- Mix well, and then let the mixture marinate for about 20 minutes.
- Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet until it is very hot.
- Remove the chicken from the marinade with a slotted spoon.
- Add it to the pan and stir-fry it for 2 minutes until it browns.
- Remove it and leave to drain in a colander or sieve.
- Pour off most of the oil, leaving about 2 teaspoons.
- Reheat the pan over a high heat and then add the dried chiles.
- Stir-fry them for 10 seconds, and then return the chicken to the pan.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and stir-fry for 4 minutes, mixing well.
- Serve the dish at once.
chicken breasts, soy sauce, rice wine, ginger root, cornstarch, sesame oil, peanut oil, red chiles, orange zest coarse, ground, soy sauce, salt, sugar, sesame oil
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/general-tsos-chicken-orange-38818 (may not work)