# General Tso's Chicken

A delicious and flavorful chicken dish with a sweet and spicy sauce.

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

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- knife
- bowl
- measuring spoons
- measuring cup
- grater
- whisk
- wok
- wooden spoon

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjxckRJ6/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/aba43473-30f9-4a1e-bc86-5f758a2ed2b5
- Extracted: 2025-05-27

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