General Tsao’s Chicken Recipe

General Tsao’s Chicken Recipe

Ingredients:

For the Sauce:
1 tsp of msg (optional)
1.5 c of hot broth (chicken)
1/4 c of wine for cooking
1/4 c of vinegar (white)
1/2 c of soy sauce
3/4 c of sugar
1.5 tsp of ginger; finely chopped
1.5 tsp of garlic; finely chopped
1/4 c of water
1/2 c of cornstarch

For the Meat:
16 hot peppers (small-sized & dried)
2 c of scallions; chopped
vegetable oil
1 c cornstarch
1 pc egg
1/4 c soy sauce
3 pounds of chicken (dark meat); sliced into chunks
1 tsp pepper (white)

Instructions:

Combine water then mix it with half a cup of cornstarch. Put in sugar, garlic, half a cup of soy sauce, ginger, vinegar, sherry, MSG (optional) and the broth. Stir and refrigerate.

In another bowl, combine chicken, 1/4cup of soy sauce & pepper. Mix in the egg and stir. Add a cup of cornstarch & make sure to coat each piece of chicken evenly. Pour in a cup of vegetable oil (this will help keep the pieces separated).

Deep fry the chicken in batches at around 350 deg. Farenheit until it turns crisp. Remove excess oil.

Heat a bit of vegetable oil in a wok. Put in some pepper and onions. Stir Fry. Pour in the sauce (previously prepared). Put the chicken back in the sauce. Cook for a few minutes or until the sauce becomes thick.

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