General Tso's Chicken
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Cut chicken thigh into bite-sized pieces.
- 2Season with salt, garlic powder, white pepper, baking powder, all-purpose flour, cornstarch, and water.
- 3Mix it up well and let it marinate for 15 minutes.
- 4Make the sauce with soy sauce, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, Shaoxing wine, sugar, grated garlic and ginger, and water.
- 5Whisk it all together and give it a taste test.
- 6Make sure your oil is hot and then fry the chicken in small batches.
- 7Do a double fry.
- 8Do a quick double fry
- 9Leave a little oil in the wok and add in dried chili peppers.
- 10Pour in the sauce.
- 11Bring it to a boil and add the cornstarch slurry.
- 12Add in the chicken.
- 13Toss it until everything's coated.
- 14Top it with some toasted sesame seeds and some green onions.
Ingredients
- chicken thigh
- salt
- garlic powder
- white pepper
- baking powder
- all-purpose flour
- cornstarch
- water
- soy sauce
- hoisin sauce
- rice vinegar
- Shaoxing wine
- sugar
- garlic
- ginger
- water
- dried chili peppers
- cornstarch slurry
- toasted sesame seeds
- green onions
Equipment
knifebowlmeasuring spoonsmeasuring cupgraterwhiskwokwooden spoon
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