How to Make General Tso's Chicken

Oriental food has become a staple of our diets, and nothing is more popular that General Tso's Chicken. Here is an easy-to-follow recipe for a Chinese dish you can either fix for your family, or reserve for special occasions.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 pound chicken thighs, boneless
• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• pepper, to taste (Freshly ground, if possible)
• ¼ cup Cornstarch, or as needed
• 3 – 4 cups oil for deep-frying, if frying, or oven preset at 400 degrees
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 2 teaspoons rice wine or dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons chicken broth or water
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
• 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 3 green onions, finely sliced
• 5 to 10 small dried red chili peppers or red pepper flakes, according to taste

1. Cut the chicken into 1-inch cubes. Dip chicken cubes into combination of egg, soy sauce, and pepper, and then coat the chicken with cornstarch. For traditionalists, deep fry chicken cubes, a few pieces at a time, in wok with oil at 360 degrees for about 4 minutes, until brown. For those concerned with calories, place chicken pieces, one at a time on baking sheet, and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until chicken is golden brown.

2. Remove chicken, and if deep frying, place on paper towel to absorb extra oil. After baking, simply set chicken aside.

3. Combine the next ten (10) ingredients in a bowl, stirring to dissolve the sugar, and then set aside. Drain and clean out the wok, if chicken was deep fried. Heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Add the deep-fried chicken cubes back into the wok. Stir-fry until the chicken cubes are heated (about 30 seconds).

4. Push the chicken up to the sides of the wok. Add the sauce and stir it continually for 1 - 2 minutes to thicken.

5. Mix the sauce with the chicken, making sure the chicken is nicely coated with the sauce. Serve immediately with rice.

Tips & Warnings

• On special occasions, serve General Tso's chicken with a chilled bottle of Vouvray or a semi-sweet German wine. Follow this dish with ambrosia made with fresh fruit of the season and traditional Chinese almond cookies.
• Unlike many Chinese dishes that can be prepared ahead of time, General Tso's Chicken should be served as soon is it is completed.

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[jackfrost87]

on 7/28/2008 This sounds good. I am gonna have to try this because i love chinese food. Thanks for the article.