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general tso chicken

General Tso's Chicken

Homemade General Tso's Chicken Recipe made with crispy coated chicken tossed with spicy, sweet, savoury sauce. Learn how to make at home with simple pantry-friendly ingredients.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese Cuisine
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Chicken Marinade: 15 minutes
Servings: 2
Calories: 578kcal
Author: Khin

Ingredients

Ingredients

  •  300 g Boneless chicken thigh/breast  About 10.5oz
  • 1 cup Corn Starch Or potato starch, About 160 g
  • 2 slices Ginger cut thin slices
  • 2 cloves Garlic  cut thin slices
  • 3 tbsp Dry red chillies cut small pieces
  • 2-3 Spring Onions cut 1'' slices
  • 1 Egg white whisked
  • Oil for frying

Marinate for Chicken

  • 1 tsp Sesame Oil 
  • 1 tbsp Light Soy Sauce
  • 1 tsp Garlic paste 
  • ¼ tsp Baking soda
  • ½ tsp Sugar
  • ¼ tsp Black pepper

 Sauce

  • 1 tbsp Brown Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Sriracha Sauce Or hot chilli sauce
  • 1 tbsp Black/White Rice Vinegar 
  • 2 tsp Light Soy Sauce
  • ½ tsp Dark Soy Sauce
  • ¼ cup Chicken Stock  or vegetable stock or water
  • 1 tsp Corn starch or potato starch

Instructions

  • Cut chicken into small bite size pieces. Add all the ingredients from the chicken marinate list, mix well and marinate for 15 minutes.
  • In a small mixing bowl add all the ingredients from the sauce mix and stir well. Set aside.
  • Add one egg white into the marinated chicken and mix well. Coat the chicken pieces with Corn/potato flour and toss the excess flour out before frying.
  • Heat the oil into high heat about 350° F.  Add the coated chicken pieces and deep fry for 2-3 mins till chicken turn into crispy golden brown.  Remove from oil and set aside.
  • Heat the wok, drizzle 1 tablespoon of oil, add the garlic and stir for few seconds then add the ginger and follow with the dry chillies. Stir fry for few seconds.  ( Dry chillies can burn very easy, pour the sauce mix immediately as soon as the chillies slightly colour change. )
  • Pour the sauce mixture in, stir well and bring it to boil with medium heat.
  • Add the fried chicken pieces. Stir well with medium high heat for about 1 minute till all the chicken pieces and sauce become glossy.
  • Turn off the heat, add the spring onions and stir well for few seconds.
  • Delicious General Tso's Chicken is ready! Serve immediately.
  • Perfect with a bowl of steamed rice or a stir-fry noodle. Enjoy!

Notes

Nutritional facts are calculated approximately and can be varied by a number of factors. 

Nutrition

Calories: 578kcal | Carbohydrates: 87g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 1710mg | Potassium: 1141mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 6052IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 3mg
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