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General Tso Chicken
One of the most famous Chinese-American Chicken dish named after General Tso.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 865 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 4 ~5 boneless chicken thighs , around 1 pound; cut into 2 cm cubes
- 6 dried chili pepper , cut into small section
- 1 inch root ginger , chopped
- 3 garlic cloves , chopped
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch for coating
- 2 cups of cooking oil
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon roasted sesame seeds
Marinade sauce:
- 1 egg white
- pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon cooking wine
- 1/2 tablespoon light soy sauce
Stir fry sauce:
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon Chili oil
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
Water Starch:
- 2 teaspoons water or chicken stock
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
Instructions
- Cut the bones out and the meat of chicken thighs into small cubes around 2 cm long. And then marinade with salt, light soy sauce, cooking wine and egg whites. Put aside for around 10 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine light soy sauce, sugar, cooking wine, chili oil and salt to make the stir-frying sauce.
- In another bowl, add 2 teaspoons of corn starch and 2 teaspoons of water. Mix well to make water starch.
- Coat the chicken cubes with cornstarch just before the frying process.
- Heat up the oil in wok and deep-fry the chicken cubes until golden brown. Transfer the chicken out and heat the oil again. Then return the fried chicken cubes and fry them once again for no more than 15 seconds. Transfer out and set aside. Meanwhile pour the extra oil out and leave around 1 tablespoon in wok.
- Add chili pepper in wok, stir fry until the color turns darker over middle fire. Return fire chicken cubes in with chopped ginger and garlic. Fry over high fire for 30 seconds.
- Stir in stir fry sauce in and mix evenly. Pour water starch and sesame oil. Mix thoroughly and move out immediately
- Garnish some sesame seeds before serving.
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Notes
- To simplify the steps, you can mix the water starch and stir-fry sauce together but I recommend adding the starch at the very last step.
- The stir-frying process should be quick after returning fried chicken so remember to turn up the fire; otherwise, the crispy taste might be spoil.
Nutrition Information
Calories
865kcal
(43%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
41g
(82%)
Fat
65g
(100%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Cholesterol
222mg
(74%)
Sodium
3261mg
(136%)
Potassium
794mg
(23%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
4150IU
(83%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
48mg
(5%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 865
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 865kcal | 43% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 41g | 82% |
| Fat | 65g | 100% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 222mg | 74% |
| Sodium | 3261mg | 136% |
| Potassium | 794mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 4150IU | 83% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 48mg | 5% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.