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General Tso Chicken Recipe

General Tso Chicken is a popular Asian chicken recipe that goes well with Yang Chow fried rice. This version will tickle your taste buds.

Difficulty Hard
Time 20 min
Servings 4
Ingredients 19
Steps 11
General Tso Chicken Recipe
Cuisine not specified Updated 2/20/2013

Ingredients

Measured from the catalog payload.

  • 2 lbs boneless chicken breast cut into large chunks
  • 1/2 cup chopped scallion
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1 cup cornstarch
  • 2 cups cooking oil
  • 1 onion minced
  • sauce ingredient
  • 1 1/4 cups chicken broth
  • 6 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
  • 1/4 cup dry sherry
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 3 teaspoons minced ginger
  • marinade ingredient
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

11 cooking steps

  1. Combine the marinade ingredients in a large bowl. Stir.
  2. Add the chicken. Marinate for 1 hour.
  3. Meanwhile, combine the sauce ingredients in a bowl. Mix well and then set aside.
  4. Heat the oil in a cooking pot.
  5. Dredge the marinated chicken in cornstarch and then dip into the beaten egg mixture.
  6. Roll the chicken back in the cornstarch and then deep fry until the color turns light brown (about 5 to 7 minutes). Do not overcook. Set aside.
  7. On a clean pan, sauté onion in 2 tablespoons cooking oil.
  8. Add the sauce mixture and then stir until the mixture starts to thicken.
  9. Put-in the deep fried chicken and stir until the sauce coats each piece.
  10. Add the chopped scallions. Transfer to a serving plate.
  11. Serve. Share and enjoy!

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