General Tso's Chicken - 04 Recipe - Cooking Index
3/4 lb | 340g / 11oz | Boneless chicken breast |
2 teaspoons | 10ml | Dark soy sauce |
2 teaspoons | 10ml | Rice wine or dry sherry |
1 teaspoon | 5ml | Finely chopped ginger root |
1 teaspoon | 5ml | Cornstarch |
1 teaspoon | 5ml | Sesame oil |
1/3 cup | 78ml | Oil - preferably peanut |
2 | Dried red chiles - cut in half lengthwise | |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Chopped fresh orange peel or |
2 teaspoons | 10ml | - dried citrus peel - (soaked and coarsely c |
1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Roasted Sichuan peppercorns |
* - (finely ground), optional | ||
2 teaspoons | 10ml | Dark soy sauce |
1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | Salt |
1 teaspoon | 5ml | Sugar |
1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Sesame oil |
CUT CHICKEN INTO THIN SLICES 2 inches long, cutting against the grain. Put it into a bowl together with the soy sauce, rice wine or sherry, ginger, cornstarch and 1 teaspoon sesame oil. Mix well, and then let the mixture marinate for about 20 minutes. Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet until it is very hot. Remove the chicken from the marinade with a slotted spoon.
Add it to the pan and stir-fry it for 2 minutes until it browns. Remove it and leave to drain in a colander or sieve. Pour off most of the oil, leaving about 2 teaspoons. Reheat the pan over a high heat and then add the dried chiles. Stir-fry them for 10 seconds, and then return the chicken to the pan. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir-fry for 4 minutes, mixing well. Serve the dish at once.
Source:
Jerry Adams
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