# General Tso Chicken

General Tso Chicken is a sweet and savory deep-fried chicken dish served in American Chinese cuisine.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup chicken stock
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
- chicken thighs
- cornstarch
- oil
- garlic
- ginger

## Instructions

1. Pour chicken stock into a Pyrex measuring cup.
2. Add corn starch to the chicken stock.
3. Whisk until combined.
4. Add dark soy sauce.
5. Add ketchup.
6. Add vinegar.
7. Add brown sugar.
8. Add red chili flakes.
9. Whisk until combined.
10. Add cornstarch to the chicken.
11. Rub the cornstarch all over the chicken.
12. Pour oil into a pan.
13. Drop the chicken pieces into the hot oil.
14. Fry until golden brown and crispy.
15. Add garlic and ginger to the pan.
16. Pour in the sauce.
17. Add the fried chicken to the sauce.
18. Stir until the chicken is well coated with the sauce.

## Equipment

- Pyrex measuring cup
- whisk
- pan
- tongs
- spatula

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQIEd1jD-f0/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4cf7ee8e-1107-40d5-9814-7b3ff6d2152a
- Extracted: 2025-10-24

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