General Tso Fried Chicken

• 1 whole chicken, broken down into 8 pieces
• vegetable oil, for frying
• 1 quart buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon Chinese 5 spice, toasted and ground
• 1 teaspoon cumin, toasted
• 1 teaspoon Szechuan peppercorns, toasted
• 1/4 cup Sriracha
• 1 cup dehydrated mushroom powder
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon Chinese 5 spice, toasted and ground
• 1 teaspoon cumin, toasted and ground
• 1 teaspoon Szechuan peppercorns, toasted and ground
• 1/8 cup dehydrated mushroom powder
• 1 cup honey
• 1/4 cup garlic, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup ginger, finely chopped
• 1/2 bunch cilantro, finely chopped
• 1 cup Sriracha
• 1/8 cup fermented shoyu
• 4 tablespoons dehydrated mushroom powder
• 1/2 cup Chinese fermented dried black beans
• 1/2 cup scallions, sliced
• 1/2 cup leeks, pickled (see below)
• 1 large leek, just the white part, thinly sliced
• 1 cup rice vinegar
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup ice water

1. Whisk all ingredients together until combined.
2. To toast spices, place on a baking sheet in a 300F oven for about 10 minutes, or until you start to smell them.
3. Spices can then be ground in a spice or coffee grinder.
4. (Note: If you cannot find mushroom powder, use salt to taste.)

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Taken from www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/general-tso-fried-chicken-recipe/ (may not work)