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General Tso's Chicken

Ingredients

  • Sauce
    • 1/2 cup cornstarch
    • 1/4 cup water
    • 1+1/2 tsp minced garlic
    • 1+1/2 tsp minced ginger root
    • 3/4 cup sugar
    • 1/2 cup soy sauce
    • 1/4 cup white vinegar
    • 1/4 cup cooking wine
    • 1+1/2 cup hot chicken broth
    • 1 tsp monosodium glutamate (optional)
  • Meat
    • 3 lbs deboned dark chicken meat, cut into large chunks
    • 1/4 cup soy sauce
    • 1 tsp white pepper
    • 1 egg
    • 1 cup cornstarch
    • Vegetable oil for deep−frying
    • 2 cups sliced green onions
    • 16 small dried hot peppers

Directions

  1. Mix 1/2 cup cornstarch with water. Add garlic, ginger, sugar, 1/2 cup soy sauce, vinegar, wine, chicken broth and MSG (if desired). 
  2. Stir until sugar dissolves. 
  3. Refrigerate until needed.
  4. In separate bowl, mix chicken, 1/4 cup soy sauce and white pepper.
  5. Stir in egg. Add 1 cup cornstarch and mix until chicken pieces are coated evenly. 
  6. Add cup of vegetable oil to help separate chicken pieces.
  7. Divide chicken into small quantities and deep−fry at 350 degrees until crispy. Drain on paper towels.
  8. Place a small amount of oil in wok and heat until wok is hot. 
  9. Add onions and peppers and stir−fry briefly. 
  10. Stir sauce and add to wok.
  11. Place chicken in sauce and cook until sauce thickens.

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