General Tso Chicken
General Tso Chicken

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General Tso Chicken is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. General Tso Chicken is something that I have loved my whole life.

Okay, so in my humble opinion, when ordering General Tso Chicken, Sesame Chicken or Orange Chicken from a Chinese restaurant, the base sauce reicpe is the same, they simply add spice to the General Tso, sesame seeds to the Sesame Chicken, and orange peel (with a little spice) to the Orange Chicken. General Tso's chicken (pronounced ) is a sweet deep-fried chicken dish that is served in North American Chinese restaurants. The dish is named after Zuo Zongtang (also romanized Tso Tsung-t'ang), a Qing dynasty statesman and military leader, although there is no recorded connection to him nor is the dish known in Hunan, Zuo's home province.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook general tso chicken using 21 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make General Tso Chicken:
  1. Prepare 3 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast, cubed
  2. Get 2 cup green onions, sliced
  3. Take 8 dried chilies, seeds removed
  4. Take 4 cup vegetable oil
  5. Take 3 cup broccoli, steamed
  6. Prepare 2 cup rice
  7. Get ————Coating————
  8. Take 1/4 cup soy sauce
  9. Take 1 egg, beaten
  10. Prepare 1/3 cup water
  11. Prepare 1 cup cornstarch
  12. Get ————Sauce————
  13. Get 1/2 cup cornstarch
  14. Make ready 1/4 cup water
  15. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp garlic, minced
  16. Get 1 tsp fresh ginger, grated
  17. Take 3/4 cup sugar
  18. Get 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  19. Prepare 1/4 cup white cooking wine
  20. Take 1 can (14.5 oz) chicken broth
  21. Prepare 1/2 cup soy sauce

General Tso's Chicken (also called General Tso Chicken) is one of the most popular Chinese recipes and most ordered chicken dish in Chinese restaurants in the United States. It's made of battered and deep-fried chicken in a sweet, savory, and spicy General Tso's sauce. Bite-sized pieces of tender chicken are dipped in a coating and fried until perfectly crispy, then tossed in a deliciously sweet and spicy sauce. Steamed broccoli is a popular accompaniment in many takeout places and of course a bed of fragrant steamed rice.

Steps to make General Tso Chicken:
  1. Cook rice according to directions. Reserve.
  2. Combine sauce ingredients into 1 quart shaker bottle.
  3. Shake to mix and refrigerate until needed.
  4. In a large bowl, combine coating ingredients. Mixture will be pasty.
  5. Add chicken to bowl and coat with slurry.
  6. Heat oil in deep saute pan to approximately 350°F.
  7. Use a fork to separate one piece of chicken at a time and place 7-8 pieces into hot oil.
  8. Fry until crispy.
  9. Remove fried chicken from pan, drain on plate covered with paper towels.
  10. Place small amount of oil in a wok over high heat.
  11. Add green onion and peppers, frying about 1 min.
  12. Shake sauce mixture, then add to onions and peppers.
  13. Cook until thickened and sticky.
  14. Add fried chicken and cook until boiling again.
  15. Serve with over rice with broccoli.

For spicy food lovers, General Tso's Chicken is practically irresistible! General Tso's chicken is a sweet, deep-fried chicken dish that is served in North American Chinese restaurants. This healthier lightened up version is wok sautéed instead of deep fried, and made without all the added sugar used in most restaurants. Slow Cooker General Tso's Chicken is a super easy meal with an amazing sweet and savory sauce with a little bit of heat! This is way better than takeout!

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