General Tso's Chicken

A delicious Asian treat, General Tso's chicken is sweet, spicy and crunchy, and it will leave you coming back for seconds and maybe even thirds.

                                   General Tso's Chicken

Recipe adapted from: Food.com

Recipe Rating: 4 out of 5. This was a very good recipe but it wasn't as spicy as I thought it would be so next time I will be adding more of the dried chilies.


Ingredient List:

3 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces
2 cups green onions, sliced
8 small dried chilies, seeds removed

Cornstarch slurry
1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
1 egg, beaten
1 cup cornstarch

Sauce
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh garlic, minced
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup white wine
14 1/2 ounces low sodium chicken broth


Directions:

1.) Place sauce ingredients in a quart jar with a lid and shake to mix.

2.) Mix cornstarch slurry in a large bowl. Add chicken pieces to coat. Using a fork remove chicken one piece at a time and let the excess mixture drip off. Add chicken to the hot oil and fry until crispy. Do not crowd the pan with chicken, work in batches if you need to.

3.) Drain on paper towels. Keep warm in a 200 degree oven.

4.) In a separate wok or large skillet add a small amount of oil and heat to 400 degrees.

5.) Add green onions and hot peppers and stir fry about 30 seconds.

6.) Stir sauce mixture, and then add to pan with onions and peppers, cook until thick. If it gets too thick, add a little water. .

7.) Add chicken to sauce in wok, and cook until all is hot and bubbly.