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General Tso Sauce
General Tso sauce is a rich, spicy, sweet, and tangy sauce that is perfect to make General Tso chicken or tofu or any stir fry dish that needs an extra kick. Made with simple ingredients – in less than 10 minutes! This Asian sauce can be used as a condiment or dip.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 65 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Chinese-American Fussion
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon ginger minced
- 1 tablespoon red chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon Chinese wine Shaoxing wine or any sherry
- 1 ½ teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar
- ⅓ cup chicken stock
- 2 teaspoon cornstarch
- ½ to 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
- salt and pepper if needed
- scallions optional- for added flavor
Instructions
- Into a saucepan add light soy sauce, hoisin sauce, minced ginger, minced garlic, red chili sauce, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar, freshly squeezed lemon juice, red chili flakes, salt and pepper (if needed), cornstarch and chicken stock.
- Whisk it well together.
- Place the saucepan on the stove over medium heat. Heat the sauce with constant stirring until the sauce thickens.
- Done! General Tso sauce is ready. Use it as desired either to make general Tso chicken or general Tso tofu or use it as a dipping sauce for egg rolls.
- Cool sauce thoroughly and then store in airtight containers.
- Note: normally, the sauce will thicken further as it cools.
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Notes
- Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that the nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.
Nutrition Information
Calories
65kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
0.5g
(1%)
Saturated Fat
0.1g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
1mg
(0%)
Sodium
904mg
(38%)
Potassium
99mg
(3%)
Fiber
0.5g
(2%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
101IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
15mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 65
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 65kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 0.5g | 1% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 904mg | 38% |
| Potassium | 99mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.5g | 2% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 101IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.