General Tao's Chicken
Yield
4 servingsPrep
35 minCook
25 minReady
1 hrsTrans-fat Free, Low Carb
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
¾ | pound |
chicken breasts
boneless |
|
2 | teaspoons |
soy sauce, dark
|
|
2 | teaspoon |
rice wine
or sherry, dry |
|
1 | teaspoon |
ginger root
finely chopped |
|
1 | teaspoon |
cornstarch
|
|
1 | teaspoon |
sesame oil
|
|
⅓ | cup |
peanut oil
|
|
2 | Dried |
red chili peppers
cut in half lengthwise |
* |
1 | tablespoon |
orange zest
fresh, coarsely chopped, or 2 ts soaked and coarsely chopped dried citrus peel |
|
½ | teaspoon |
sichuan peppercorns
finely ground, roasted |
* |
2 | teaspoons |
soy sauce, dark
|
|
¼ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
1 | teaspoon |
sugar
|
|
½ | teaspoon |
sesame oil
|
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
340.2 | g |
chicken breasts
boneless |
|
1E+1 | ml |
soy sauce, dark
|
|
1E+1 | ml |
rice wine
or sherry, dry |
|
5 | ml |
ginger root
finely chopped |
|
5 | ml |
cornstarch
|
|
5 | ml |
sesame oil
|
|
79 | ml |
peanut oil
|
|
2 | Dried |
red chili peppers
cut in half lengthwise |
* |
15 | ml |
orange zest
fresh, coarsely chopped, or 2 ts soaked and coarsely chopped dried citrus peel |
|
2.5 | ml |
sichuan peppercorns
finely ground, roasted |
* |
1E+1 | ml |
soy sauce, dark
|
|
1.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
5 | ml |
sugar
|
|
2.5 | ml |
sesame oil
|
Directions
Cut chicken into thin slices, 2 inches long, cutting against the grain.
Put it into a bowl together with the soy sauce, rice wine, ginger, cornstarch and 1 teaspoon sesame oil.
Mix well, let mixture marinate for about 20 minutes.
Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet until it is very hot.
Remove the chicken from the marinade with a slotted spoon.
Add it to the pan and stir-fry it for 2 minutes until it browns.
Remove it and leave to drain in a colander or sieve.
Pour off most of the oil, leaving about 2 ts.
Reheat the pan over a high heat and add the dried chilies.
Stir-fry them for 10 seconds, then return the chicken to the pan.
Add the rest of the ingredients and stir-fry for 4 minutes, mixing well. Serve immediately over white rice.