Modified General Tso's Chicken
This recipe is a combination of the best parts of many other General Tso's Chicken recipes I have seen.
Yield
4 servingsPrep
2 hrsCook
40 minReady
3 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | ounces |
chicken breasts
deboned, or thighs, deboned, or boneless breasts |
|
| 2 | cups |
soya oil
|
* |
| 1 | teaspoon |
sesame oil
|
|
| 1 | x |
water chestnut flour
to coat chicken pieces |
* |
| Seasonings (mix in bowl) | |||
| 1 | tablespoon |
ginger root
minced |
|
| 2 | each |
scallions, spring or green onions
chopped |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
garlic
minced |
|
| 2 | each |
thai bird's eye chili peppers
crushed, use more or less to taste |
* |
| 1 | tablespoon |
orange zest
or lemon peel, minced |
|
| Sauce (mix in bowl) | |||
| 2 | tablespoons |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
soy sauce, tamari
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
vinegar
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
cornstarch
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
chicken broth
|
|
| Marinade | |||
| 1 | each |
egg whites
|
*
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
cornstarch
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
soy sauce, tamari
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 289 | ml/g |
chicken breasts
deboned, or thighs, deboned, or boneless breasts |
|
| 473 | ml |
soya oil
|
* |
| 5 | ml |
sesame oil
|
|
| 1 | x |
water chestnut flour
to coat chicken pieces |
* |
| Seasonings (mix in bowl) | |||
| 15 | ml |
ginger root
minced |
|
| 2 | each |
scallions, spring or green onions
chopped |
|
| 15 | ml |
garlic
minced |
|
| 2 | each |
thai bird's eye chili peppers
crushed, use more or less to taste |
* |
| 15 | ml |
orange zest
or lemon peel, minced |
|
| Sauce (mix in bowl) | |||
| 3E+1 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
soy sauce, tamari
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
vinegar
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
cornstarch
|
|
| 59 | ml |
chicken broth
|
|
| Marinade | |||
| 1 | each |
egg whites
|
*
|
| 15 | ml |
cornstarch
|
|
| 15 | ml |
soy sauce, tamari
|
|
Directions
Cut the chicken into pieces no larger than 1" square.
Prepare marinade by combining egg white, cornstarch, and 1 tablespoon soy sauce in a large bowl.
Add chicken pieces and set aside for two hours.
In a deep pot, heat the oil until it reaches 350℉ (180℃).
Dredge marinated chicken pieces in water chestnut powder to coat.
In a basket, or with a slotted spoon, lower several marinated chicken pieces into the fat.
Fry about one or two minutes or until the chicken becomes crisp; test for doneness before completing the batch.
Continue until all pieces have been fried.
Set oil and cooked chicken pieces aside.
In a wok, on high heat, reheat two tablespoons of the reserved oil.
Add prepared ginger, scallions, garlic, chili peppers, and orange or lemon peel.
Stir to prevent burning. Add the fried chicken and stir quickly.
Add sugar, soy sauce, vinegar and cornstarch mixed with chicken stock.
Remove from the heat and stir sesame oil into the sauce.
Spoon the mixture on to a hot platter and serve immediately with steamed rice.
