# General Tso Chicken

General Tso chicken is made with battered chicken.

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

## Ingredients

- 1.5 chicken breast
- 0.5 cup flour
- 0.5 cup corn starch
- 0.5 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp white pepper
- 1 egg
- 0.5 cup water
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- 0.25 tsp red pepper
- 3 tsp rice vinegar
- 4 tbsp soy sauce
- 0.25 tsp ginger
- 4 tbsp chicken broth
- 2 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- 1 tbsp water

## Instructions

1. Cut chicken breast into bite-size pieces.
2. Combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, white pepper, egg, and water in a mixing bowl.
3. Mix the ingredients into a thick pancake batter consistency.
4. Add chicken and stir to mix.
5. Deep fry at 350°F for 4-5 minutes.
6. Combine sugar, brown sugar, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, rice vinegar, soy sauce, and ginger in a saucepan.
7. Add chicken broth and hoisin sauce.
8. Stir the ingredients together.
9. Combine corn starch with water to create a slurry.
10. Add the corn starch slurry to the sauce.
11. Add chicken.
12. Mix the chicken in the sauce.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- mixing bowl
- measuring cups
- measuring spoon
- wooden spoon
- whisk
- deep fryer
- sauce pan

## Tips

- Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces.
- Batter should have pancake consistency.
- Deep fry at 350 degrees for 4-5 minutes.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjxfcCXb/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c12984d9-04c0-4b84-9a85-96efaa9ae2b4
- Extracted: 2025-05-27

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