# General Tso's Chicken

A crispy, sweet, tangy, and spicy General Tso's Chicken recipe that is better than takeout and can be made in 30 minutes.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 stalks scallions
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1.75 pounds chicken thighs
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch white pepper
- 1 tablespoon rice wine
- 1.5 cups cornstarch
- 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
- 0.5 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 0.75 cup water
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons chili oil
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 10 pieces dried chilies
- 4 cups cooking oil for frying

## Instructions

1. Slice the white part of the scallions.
2. Mince the garlic.
3. Cut the chicken into about 1-inch cubes.
4. Add the chicken and salt to a bowl and mix until the chicken absorbs the salt.
5. Add white pepper and rice wine to the chicken and mix well.
6. In a separate bowl, add cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, egg, oil, and water.
7. Coat the chicken in the prepared batter.
8. Prepare the sauce by adding soy sauce, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, ketchup, brown sugar, chili oil, and chicken stock to a bowl and whisking them together.
9. Heat oil in a pan over high heat until it reaches 350°F (177°C).
10. Carefully place the battered chicken in the hot oil.
11. Fry the chicken for about 5 minutes, then remove and drain.
12. Increase the oil temperature to 375°F (191°C).
13. Return the chicken to the hot oil and fry for another 1 minute.
14. Drain the fried chicken.
15. Heat cooking oil in a wok over medium heat.
16. Stir-fry the scallions, dried chilies, and garlic for about 10 seconds.
17. Pour in the prepared sauce and bring it to a simmer.
18. Add the cornstarch slurry (cornstarch mixed with water) and whisk until the sauce thickens.
19. Return the fried chicken to the wok and toss to coat evenly in the sauce.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- bowl
- whisk
- pan
- cooking stove
- spider skimmer

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1329494335504332
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- Extracted: 2025-10-06

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