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General Tso's Chicken
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GENERAL TSO'S CHICKEN

Enjoy this spicy fried chicken dish. This is very similar to orange chicken. The sauce makes this dish unique
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Chinese
Keyword chicken, general tso's, make at home
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 1413kcal

Ingredients

Marinade

  • 1 cup Sweet rice wine
  • 1/4 cup Soy sauce

For the Chicken

  • 1 Pound Turkey thigh boneless
  • 1 cup Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 cups Canola oil for frying

For The General Tso's Sauce

  • 1 tablespoon Canola oil
  • 2 tablespoons Garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger minced
  • 1/4 cup Chinese red chilies seeds removed
  • 1/4 cup Sweet rice wine
  • 1/4 cup Soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup Rice wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup Sugar white

Instructions

  • Make the marinade for the chicken by combining sweet rice wine (1 cup) with soy sauce (1/4 cup)
  • Dice the chicken thigh meat (1 pound) and then marinate the chicken pieces for 30 minutes and up to 2 hours. Refrigerate while marinating the chicken.
  • Combine 1 cup of flour with 1 teaspoon of salt.
  • Remove the chicken from the marinade. Discard the marinade. Firmly dredge the chicken pieces in the flour and shake of any excess. Place the chicken on a rack or platter and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Heat the oil in the wok to 375 degrees.
  • Drop the chicken pieces in the oil a few at a time and cook in batches if need be, for 6 to 8 minutes. Until golden brown. Place on a rack or on paper towels and keep warm.

Make The General Tso's sauce

  • Heat a wok or pan over medium high heat and add canola oil (1 tablespoon). Sauté the minced garlic (2 tablespoons), minced ginger (1 tablespoon), seeded Chinese red chilies (1/4 cup) for 1 minute. Add the sweet rice wine (1/4 cup), soy sauce (1/4 cup), rice wine vinegar (1/4 cup) and white sugar (1/4 cup) to the sauce. Bring to a simmer and cook for another minute.
    Mix a cornstarch slurry with water (1tablespoon) and cornstarch (1 tablespoon)
    Add the cornstarch slurry to the sauce and cook about 1 more minute until thickened.
  • Toss the General Tso's Sauce with the fried chicken. Served immediately over rice. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 1413kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 126g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 2700mg | Potassium: 426mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 90IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 4mg