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General Tso's Chicken (Real Thing)

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Recipe

 

Yield

6 servings

Prep

20 min

Cook

20 min

Ready

40 min
Trans-fat Free

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
½ cup cornstarch
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3 pounds chicken
dark, deboned, in chunks
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¼ cup water
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¼ cup soy sauce, dark
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1 ½ teaspoons ginger
minced
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1 teaspoon white pepper
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1 ½ teaspoons garlic
minced
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1 whole eggs
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½ cup soy sauce, dark
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1 cup cornstarch
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¼ cup white vinegar
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1 cup vegetable oil
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¼ cup cooking sherry
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2 cups scallions, spring or green onions
sliced
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1 ½ cups chicken broth
hot
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16 small hot chili peppers
dried
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1 tablespoon monosodium glutamate
(optional)
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¾ cup sugar
refined
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
118 ml cornstarch
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1.4 kg chicken
dark, deboned, in chunks
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59 ml water
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59 ml soy sauce, dark
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7.5 ml ginger
minced
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5 ml white pepper
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7.5 ml garlic
minced
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1 whole eggs
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118 ml soy sauce, dark
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237 ml cornstarch
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59 ml white vinegar
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237 ml vegetable oil
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59 ml cooking sherry
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473 ml scallions, spring or green onions
sliced
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355 ml chicken broth
hot
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16 small hot chili peppers
dried
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15 ml monosodium glutamate
(optional)
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177 ml sugar
refined
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Directions

To make Sauce, mix cornstarch and water together.

Add garlic, ginger, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar and wine.

Then add broth and MSG and stir until sugar dissolves.

Refrigerate until needed. In separate bowl mix chicken, soy sauce and pepper. Stir in egg. Add cornstarch until chicken is coated evenly. Add oil to help separate chicken pieces. Divide chicken in small quantities and deep-fry at 350 until crispy and light brown. (Do not overcook; watch temp, stir fry or meat will toughen). Drain on paper towels. Place a small amount of oil in wok and heat until just hot. Add onions and peppers and stir-fry briefly (peppers will give off acrid smoke, be careful). Stir sauce, add to wok. Add chicken and cook until sauce thickens. Add water or water/cornstarch if needed. This amount will fill two large platters and serves 6-8. Serve with white steamed rice.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 652g (23.0 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 150948% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 81g 125%
Saturated Fat 14g 72%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 306mg 102%
Sodium 435mg 18%
Total Carbohydrate 30g 30%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars g
Protein 204g
Vitamin A 14% Vitamin C 17%
Calcium 10% Iron 30%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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