# General Tso Chicken

A classic Chinese takeaway dish featuring crispy chicken in a sweet, savory, and slightly spicy sauce.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- cooking oil
- crispy chicken
- onions
- peppers
- garlic
- water
- salt
- MSG
- sugar
- oyster sauce
- vinegar
- potato starch
- dark soy sauce
- sesame oil
- shaoxing wine

## Instructions

1. Heat oil in a wok.
2. Add crispy chicken to the hot oil.
3. Add onions to the wok.
4. Add peppers to the wok.
5. Strain the chicken, onions, and peppers from the oil.
6. Add garlic to the wok.
7. Add water to the wok.
8. Add salt to the wok.
9. Add MSG to the wok.
10. Add sugar to the wok.
11. Add oyster sauce to the wok.
12. Add vinegar to the wok.
13. Add potato starch to the wok.
14. Add dark soy sauce to the wok.
15. Return the chicken, onions, and peppers to the wok.
16. Toss the ingredients to coat them in the sauce.
17. Add sesame oil and Shaoxing wine.
18. Transfer the General Tso chicken to a container.

## Equipment

- wok
- ladle
- strainer
- stove

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@fullhousekilmarnock/video/7520922974724099350
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/808aea7d-5e72-4998-9c4a-34552eb0f8aa
- Extracted: 2025-06-28

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