General Tso's Chicken

20m
Serves 4
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Directions

  1. 1Cut chicken thigh into bite-sized pieces.
  2. 2Season the chicken with salt, garlic powder, white pepper, baking powder, all-purpose flour, cornstarch, and water.
  3. 3Mix well and marinate for 15 minutes.
  4. 4Make the sauce by combining soy sauce, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, Shaoxing wine, sugar, grated garlic, and grated ginger.
  5. 5Whisk the sauce together and taste test.
  6. 6Fry the chicken in small batches in hot oil, doing a double fry.
  7. 7Leave a little oil in the wok and add dried chili peppers.
  8. 8Bring the oil to a boil before adding the sauce.
  9. 9Add cornstarch slurry to thicken the sauce.
  10. 10Add the fried chicken and toss until everything is coated.
  11. 11Top with toasted sesame seeds and green onions.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb chicken thigh
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp white pepper
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup cornstarch
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp ginger
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 cup oil
  • 1 handful dried chili peppers
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 1 handful green onions

Equipment

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