general tso’s chicken
(7 ratings)
General's chicken is one of our Family Favorites. This recipe is a keeper. This recipe is from cheftomm.com. Prep time does not include the overnight time if you choose to cook the next day.
(7 ratings)
yield
4 serving(s)
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
30 Min
method
Stir-Fry
Ingredients For general tso’s chicken
- TENDERIZING PROCESS CHICKEN
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1 1/4 lbchicken breast, sliced
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1/4 tspsalt
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1/8 tspwhite pepper
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1/2 tspbaking soda
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1egg white
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1 Tbspwater
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1/2 ccornstarch
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1 Tbspoil
- YU SHONG SAUCE
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1 csoy sauce
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1/8 cdark soy sauce
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1 1/4 csugar
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3/4 crice vinegar
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3 Tbspblack vinegar
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1/4 crice wine
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2 Tbspground ginger
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2 Tbspground garlic
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1/2 tspwhite pepper
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1/2 tspground toasted szechuan peppercorns
- THE FINAL RESULT
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2 Tbspoil
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4dry fried chilis
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2 tspfinely chopped ginger
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2 tspfinely chopped garlic
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8 ozblanched broccoli (do not add salt to blanching water)
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slurry as needed ( cornstarch and water )
How To Make general tso’s chicken
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1TENDERIZING CHICKEN Place meat in bowl. Add salt, pepper, and baking soda and mix until incorporated. Pick the meat up and slam into bowl 10-15 times, don’t worry you won’t break it.
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2Add in egg and mix until fully incorporated. Again pick the meat up and slam into bowl 10-15 times.
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3Add in slurry (water and cornstarch) and mix until fully incorporated. Pick the meat up and slam into bowl 10-15 times.
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4Add in Oil and mix until fully incorporated. You can use this immediately or store mixture overnight.
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5YU SHONG SAUCE Mix all ingredients together. Let sit overnight.
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6GENERAL TSO'S CHICKEN Place chicken in the deep fryer at 300F and cook until golden brown. Make sure you move the chicken around or it will stick to the fryer. Remove from oil and place in a bowl with absorbent paper. Put aside.
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7Put 2 T of oil in the wok and add in chilis, garlic and ginger and cook until very aromatic. Be careful not to burn!
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8Add in 12 ounces Yu Shong Sauce, stir until garlic and ginger is fully incorporated. Thicken with the slurry.
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9Add in meat and stir until the sauce coats the meat. Add the broccoli and stir until the broccoli is fully covered by the sauce. Serve with pork fried rice.
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