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General Tso’s Chicken

by on October 3, 2010 in Main Courses, Poultry October 3, 2010 Main CoursesPoultry
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General Tso’s Chicken is a perfect combination of sweet and spicy flavors. It is a very popular Chinese dish throughout the United States. This is probably one of the best and easiest recipes around; you will be surprised at how little time it takes to prepare. I decided to get brave and use boneless skinless chicken thighs, and I wasn’t disappointed. However, if you want to use chicken breasts that would work fine as well.

Ingredients

  • ½ cups Cornstarch
  • 3 whole Eggs, Beaten
  • 1 pound Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs, Cut Into 1” Chunks
  • 5 whole Dried Red Chili Peppers
  • 3 whole Green Onions, Sliced, For Garnish
  • Oil, For Frying
  • _____
  • FOR THE SAUCE:
  • 1-½ Tablespoon Rice Vinegar
  • 2 Tablespoons Rice Wine
  • 3 Tablespoons Soy Sauce
  • 3 Tablespoons Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Cornstarch

Preparation

In a large mixing bowl, combine cornstarch and beaten eggs. Mix well to create a batter. Add chicken bits and coat thoroughly.

To make the sauce, in a small bowl combine the sauce ingredients. Mix well and set aside.

Heat a deep fryer or wok to 375 degrees and deep fry chicken bits in batches. Drain on paper towels.

Add 1-2 tablespoons of oil to your wok. Add dried chili peppers to your wok and stir fry for 30 seconds. Add chicken bits to the wok and stir fry for a couple minutes.

Add sauce mixture to the wok and cook, stirring until the sauce becomes thickened and bubbly. Garnish with green onions and serve.

Makes about 2 servings.

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nerdycool on 11.22.2010

This was very yummy and easy! The only thing different that I did was substitute the rice wine for sherry. My little town does not have rice wine. I might double the sauce next time though, but that’s just because I’m a saucy kind of girl!

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Dione on 9.1.2014

EXCELLENT recipe. The entire family loved it – even the fussy “no heat” one. I will be using this often and it is now a FAVORITE of all!

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kimmylamee on 4.6.2011

this was good – it needed more sauce and more kick though. I also added some garlic, onion, peppers, and broccoli to the stir-fry and it was good, just not saucy or hot enough. It was good though and super simple and quick!!

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carolinakate02 on 1.30.2011

Oh My Word! So good I added a little crushed red pepper because my dried red chili peppers weren’t too hot. I felt like a million bucks after I made this!

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nerdycool on 11.22.2010

I left my review in the comments before I saw this. I need to add my mitts!

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beckybook on 11.6.2010

i really enjoyed this! thank you!

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