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Authentic General Tso's Chicken

Authentic General Tso's Chicken

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Submitted by mstone

This quick and tasty Tso’s chicken is one of the most popular foods in Chinese restaurant or take-out. But when you realize how simple the dish is, you can just make it at your own kitchen within half an hour.

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

15 min

COOK

15 min

READY

30 min

Ingredients

1 ½ 680.4
POUNDS G CHICKEN
3/4 in cubes
1 1
EACH EACH EGGS
1 237
5 5
STALKS STALKS BOK CHOY
sliced crosswise *
3 3
EACH EACH HOT CHILI PEPPERS
sliced legnthwise *
1 1
EACH EACH SWEET RED BELL PEPPERS
cut in strips
3 45
TABLESPOONS ML SOY SAUCE, TAMARI
3 45
TABLESPOONS ML CORNSTARCH
3 45
TABLESPOONS ML SUGAR
3 45
TABLESPOONS ML WHITE VINEGAR
3 45
TABLESPOONS ML CHINESE (XIAO XIANG) WINE *
2 3E+1
TABLESPOONS ML THAI CHILI PASTE *
1 15
TABLESPOON ML GINGER
freshly grated
1 15
TABLESPOON ML HOISIN SAUCE
1 15
TABLESPOON ML BLACK PEPPERCORNS
2 2
CLOVES CLOVES GARLIC
minced
1 15
TABLESPOON ML VEGETABLE OIL
for stir-frying
1 1
X X VEGETABLE OIL
for deep frying *
½ 2.5
TEASPOON ML CAYENNE PEPPER

Directions

Dip chicken in egg, flour, and fry.

In bowl, mix water, soy, cornstarch, vinegar, hoisin, wine, sugar, chile paste, peppercorns, cayenne.

Heat tablespoon oil in wok and stirfry garlic and ginger.

In a few seconds, add peppers and bok choy.

Fry 1 min, add sauce and meat.

Stir until sauce thickens and coats.

Serve on rice.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 312g (11.0 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 578 27% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 17g 27%
Saturated Fat 4g 22%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 198mg 66%
Sodium 907mg 38%
Total Carbohydrate 16g 16%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars g
Protein 111g
Vitamin A 6% Vitamin C 145%
Calcium 6% Iron 26%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Trans-fat Free
 
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