General Tso's Chicken

Name: General Tso's Chicken
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 1/2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil; 1 large egg white; 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons cornstarch; 1 pound skinless boneless chicken thighs, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces; 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth; 1 teaspoon Chinese chile-garlic sauce; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, plus more for frying; 2 tablespoons very finely chopped fresh ginger; 2 large garlic cloves, minced; 4 scallions, thinly sliced; Steamed broccoli and white rice, for serving

General Tso's Chicken was pinched from <a href="http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/general-tsos-chicken" target="_blank">www.foodandwine.com.</a>

"Midtown Lunch's Zach Brooks adores this sweet-spicy Chinese-American restaurant staple. The version here is lighter than take-out because the chicken is only lightly coated in cornstarch and is pan-fried rather than deep-fried...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 1/2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil

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1 large egg white

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1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon soy sauce

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1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons cornstarch

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1 pound skinless boneless chicken thighs, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces

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1 cup low-sodium chicken broth

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1 teaspoon Chinese chile-garlic sauce

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3 tablespoons sugar

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1 tablespoon vegetable oil, plus more for frying

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2 tablespoons very finely chopped fresh ginger

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2 large garlic cloves, minced

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4 scallions, thinly sliced

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Steamed broccoli and white rice, for serving

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