How to Buy Ingredients for General Tso Chicken Recipe

When you buy ingredients for your General Tso Chicken recipe, shop at a grocery store that specializes in ingredients for oriental cuisine. General Tso Chicken is quick and simple to make, and using only the best and freshest ingredients ensures that everyone will enjoy this popular Chinese favorite.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• ½ - 1 lb. skinless chicken thighs
• 1/4 medium onion
• 1/4 bunch of green onions
• 2 cloves garlic
• Small chunk of ginger
• 3 dried chili peppers
• Broccoli
• 2 chicken eggs
• 3 tbsp. chicken broth
• 1 tbsp. Chinese white vinegar
• 1 tbsp. Chinese cooking wine
• 1 tbsp. dark soy sauce
• 2 tbsp. light soy sauce
• 4 tbsp. cornstarch
• 2 tbsp. sugar
• 1 tbsp. sesame oil
• Pinch of black pepper
• Pinch of salt
• 1 cup of regular all purpose flour

1. Make a shopping list of the ingredients that you do not have on hand.

2. Purchase plump and fresh skinless chicken thighs. If the store does not have skinless thighs, remove the skin before preparing the chicken.

3. Check the produce section, or a vegetable market, for fresh broccoli, green onions, white onions, garlic and ginger. Choose the best vegetables the grocery store offers for your recipe.

4. Buy any of the dry ingredients, eggs, sauces and oils that you did not have on hand for General Tso Chicken.

5. Purchase Chinese cooking sauces and specialty items, unavailable at your grocery store, online. Check out websites such as Chinese Food DIY, and order what you need through their link to Amazon.

Tips & Warnings

• If you don't have Chinese cooking wine, substitute an equal amount of sherry.
• Chinese cooking wine is also called rice wine or rice cooking wine.
• When you add cornstarch to a recipe, it acts as a thickening agent.
• The sugar in the recipe balances out the sour taste of the vinegar.

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Resources

• Buy specialty items from Amazon via this link.