25 general recipes

General Tao chicken with crispy deep-fried leg meat tossed in a sweet-sour soy glaze with ginger, garlic, dried chilies, and sesame oil. Better than takeout, ready in 40 minutes.

This is my version of the wonderful dish known as General Tso's Chicken (sometimes also called General Chicken.) I use quite a bit of ground chilies in my recipe. (If you prefer a milder version just reduce the amount of ground chilies.)

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.

General Tao's Chicken stir-fried with dried chilies, fresh orange zest and Sichuan peppercorns. A lighter, restaurant-style recipe that skips the heavy batter for a punchier version served over white rice.

General Tso's chicken stir-fried with dried red chiles, fresh ginger, and bright orange zest in a savory soy-sherry sauce. The Hunan-style original, faster and lighter than the breaded takeout favorite.

Authentic General Tso's chicken stir-fried with dried chilies, Sichuan peppercorns, orange zest, and dried citrus peel. A from-scratch version with no batter, no deep frying, and real numbing heat.

General Tao's chicken with crispy water chestnut flour coating, Thai chili peppers, ginger, and orange peel in a sweet-sour sesame sauce. Restaurant-style Chinese takeout at home.

General Chua's chicken with oil-blanched pieces stir-fried with dried chili pods, ginger, garlic, and a tangy soy-vinegar-sherry sauce. An authentic Chinese-American classic done right.

The original General Tso's chicken from Chef Peng: crisp-fried dark-meat chicken tossed in a tangy soy-and-vinegar sauce fired up with dried chilies. Savory and hot, not the sticky-sweet takeout version, and gluten-free with tamari.

Classic General Tso's chicken with crispy double-fried chicken in a sweet-spicy orange-soy glaze. The Chinese-American takeout standard made the proper restaurant way at home.

Crispy General Tao's chicken coats golden fried chicken in a sticky sweet-and-savory sauce of brown sugar, soy, garlic, and ginger with a kick of chili. Better than takeout, easily made gluten-free with tamari, and ready in about 25 minutes.

Crispy wok-fried chicken in sweet-tangy sauce with dried chili heat, garlic, and ginger. Restaurant-style Chinese takeout made at home in under 90 minutes.

General Tso's chicken made with dark-meat thighs: crispy-fried pieces tossed in a ginger-scallion soy sauce with chili paste, rice vinegar, and sesame oil finish.

Chinese-American General Tso's chicken with crispy deep-fried bites tossed in a sweet-and-tangy chili-garlic-ginger sauce. Better than takeout, ready in under two hours including marinade time.

General Tso's chicken: crispy egg-white battered chicken stir-fried with ginger, garlic, scallions, and dried chilies in a sweet-tangy soy and vinegar sauce. The Hunan-style Chinese-American classic done right.

Authentic General Tso's chicken with dark meat deep-fried in cornstarch batter, tossed in a sweet-sour-spicy sauce with dried chili peppers. Restaurant-quality Chinese takeout at home.