General Tsos Chicken
- 3 pounds Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts, Cubed
- 3/4 cups Soy Sauce, Divided
- 1 teaspoon White Pepper
- 1 whole Egg, Beaten
- 1 cup Cornstarch, Divided
- 4 cups Vegetable Oil, For Frying (or As Needed To Fill Your Pan)
- 1/4 cups White Vinegar (and Make It A Scant 1/4 Cup)
- 1/4 cups Dry Sherry
- 1/2 cups Sugar; Might Need To Add Another 1/4 If You Want It Sweeter
- 1- 1/2 teaspoon Dry Chicken Bouillon, Or 1 1/2 Cups Hot Chicken Broth
- 1 teaspoon Wok Oil Or Vegetable Oil
- 1- 1/2 teaspoon Minced Garlic
- 1- 1/2 teaspoon Grated Ginger
- 2 teaspoons Dried Red Chili Peppers, Crushed (Include Some Seeds If You Like Extra Heat)
- 1/2 cups Scallions, Chopped
- 6 cups Cooked White Rice For Serving
- 1.
- Combine chicken, 1/4 c. soy sauce, and white pepper in a bowl.
- Add beaten egg.
- 2.
- Preheat oil in a pan.
- When oil is hot, add 3/4 c. cornstarch to chicken and combine thoroughly.
- 3.
- Fry chicken in batches until brown and cooked through, about 5-6 minutes per batch.
- Use a larger pan and dont fill it too much, or it can overflow.
- 4.
- Let chicken drain on a plate lined with paper towels.
- 5.
- Combine 1/4 c. cornstarch, 1/2 c. soy sauce, vinegar, sherry, sugar, and chicken bouillon in a medium bowl.
- 6.
- Heat a wok to medium heat and add oil.
- Saute garlic, ginger, and crushed chili for about 30 seconds, or until garlic starts to brown.
- Add sauce.
- Stir constantly until sauce starts to thicken, about 1 minute.
- Add scallions.
- 7.
- Return chicken to pan and stir until chicken is coated with sauce.
- Serve with hot rice.
chicken breasts, soy sauce, white pepper, egg, cornstarch, vegetable oil, white vinegar, sherry, sugar, chicken, wok oil, garlic, ginger, red chili peppers, scallions
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/general-tso%e2%80%99s-chicken/ (may not work)