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0 General Tso Chicken

Mar 02

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Forget ordering from the takeaway you can make your own General Tso right at home and it only takes about 15 min.

General Tso Chicken

On 02/03/2013 (Saturday) at 8:52 pm by Benny.
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Details

  • Prep Time:
    10 min
  • Cook Time:
    10 min
  • Ready Time:
    20 min

Servings

2 servings

Ingredients

  • one large chicken breast cut into strips
  • cornstarch
  • groundnut oil for frying or any other nutrual flavored oil
  • chopped scallions
  • dried chili

Sauce

  • 1/4 cup light soy sauce
  • tablespoon dark soy sauce
  • 1/2 tablespoon Shaoxing Wine
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • juice of half an orange
  • one clove of garlic finely chopped
  • one thumb size piece of ginger finely chopped
  • 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • teaspoon of cornstarch

Directions

Start by marinading the chicken in a few tablespoon of  Shaoxing Wine or any other liquor like Armagnac.

Combine all the ingredients for the sauce and mix well and set aside.

Coat the chicken generously in the cornstarch shake off the excess and fry at 350 degrees until slightly golden drain and set aside.

In a wok or a pan add a little oil , then the chilies and stir fry until you can start to smell them. Now add the sauce and keep stirring until it starts to boil and thickens. Add the chicken and sir until coated and the sauce has become one with the chicken.

Serve with toasted sesame seeds and the chopped scallions on top..

Enjoy!

Benny

 


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