Dennis' General Tso Chicken
- 1/2 cup chicken broth (for sauce)
- 1/4 cup oyster sauce (for sauce)
- 1/4 cup soy sauce, light (for sauce)
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil (for sauce)
- 1/4 cup rice wine (for sauce)
- 1/2 cup sugar (for sauce)
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar (for sauce)
- 4 teaspoons sesame oil (for sauce)
- 25 ounces chicken thighs, boneless, skinless cut into 3/4 inch pieces
- 2 x eggs (for coating chicken pieces)
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (for coating chicken pieces)
- 3/4 cup flour, all-purpose (to bread chicken pieces)
- 3/4 cup cornstarch (to bread chicken pieces)
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons ginger minced
- 2 tablespoons red chilis, dried ground
- 2 stalks scallions, spring or green onions chop the ends of the onions and add to sauce , save tops for garnish.
- For the sauce : Combine chicken broth, oyster sauce, light soy sauce, vegetable oil, dark rice wine, sugar (or Splenda,) rice vinegar, and sesame oil in a large bowl, stir until evenly mixed.
- In a large skillet or wok add sauce and heat up until simmering.
- (Some reduction will occur, however, do not over reduce.)
- While that is heating up you can cut and bread the chicken.
- For the breading:
- Combine two eggs and 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in one bowl, and in a second bowl mix 3/4 cup cornstarch and 3/4 cup flour together.
- Cut up 20 to 30 Oz.
- of boneless chicken thighs in to 3/4 inch pieces.
- Dip chicken pieces in egg/oil mixture and roll in flour/cornstarch mixture.
- Deep fry in small batches for 3 to 4 minutes until all chicken is cooked.
- Allow chicken pieces to sit briefly on paper towel to absorb any excess oil.
- Cover cooked breaded chicken in tin foil to keep warm.
- Once sauce is simmering add corn starch until sauce thickens to desired thickness.
- (About the consistency of cooking oil.)
- Once sauce is thickened turn off heat and add the minced garlic, minced ginger, ground chilies, and the bottom end of two green onions to the sauce.
- As soon as that is stirred in, mix in the chicken pieces making sure that they all get coated evenly.
- Serve up the chicken with steamed broccoli on the side, atop white rice.
- Garnish with the tops of the green onions chopped into small pieces.
- ENJOY!
chicken broth, oyster sauce, soy sauce, vegetable oil, rice wine, sugar, rice vinegar, sesame oil, chicken, eggs, vegetable oil, flour, cornstarch, garlic, ginger, red chilis, stalks scallions
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/dennis-general-tso-chicken-50070 (may not work)