# General Tso Chicken

General Tso Chicken made easy to recreate at home.

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

## Ingredients

- 0.25 cup chicken stock
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- a pinch red chili flakes
- 1 pound chicken thighs
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- 1 cup oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- 0.5 tablespoon ginger

## Instructions

1. Pour chicken stock in a measuring cup.
2. Add corn starch to the chicken stock.
3. Whisk until combined.
4. Add dark soy sauce, ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar, and red chili flakes to the chicken stock mixture.
5. Whisk until combined.
6. Cut chicken thighs into bite-sized pieces.
7. Add corn starch to the chicken thighs.
8. Rub the corn starch into the chicken thighs.
9. Pour oil into a skillet.
10. Fry the chicken thighs until golden brown.
11. Remove the chicken from the skillet.
12. Add garlic and ginger to the skillet.
13. Pour the sauce mixture into the skillet.
14. Add the fried chicken to the sauce.
15. Stir until the chicken is coated in the sauce.

## Equipment

- whisk
- skillet
- tongs

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQIEd1jD-f0/?igsh=MjBrZTBrdGtiMW52
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/9fc38bff-1419-427c-8c4a-d88d61a332b3
- Extracted: 2025-11-21

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