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General Tso's Chicken - 18

Cuisine: Chinese
Type: Chicken, Poultry
Courses: Main Course
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs 681g / 24ozChicken 3/4" cubes
1   Egg
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozFlour
5   Bok choy slice across grain
1   Green pepper seeded - in strips
1   Red pepper seeded - in strips
3/4 cup 177mlWater
3 tablespoons 45mlDark soy sauce
3 tablespoons 45mlCornstarch
  Oil for deep frying
1 tablespoon 15mlOil for veggie stir fry
2   Garlic minced
1 teaspoon 5mlFresh ginger root shredded
10   Black peppercorns
3 tablespoons 45mlWhite vinegar
3 tablespoons 45mlChinese cooking wine
2 tablespoons 30mlChinese chili paste with garlic
3 tablespoons 45mlSugar
1 teaspoon 5mlHoisin sauce

Recipe Instructions

Beat egg, dip chicken and coat with flour. Deep fry until light brown; Set aside.

In bowl, combine water, soy sauce, cornstarch, vinegar, wine, sugar, hoisin, chili paste, peppercorns (if you desire a saucier GTC, increase sauce ingredients by half). Heat the 1 T. of oil in wok and add garlic and ginger.

Stir fry for a few seconds, and then add peppers and bok choy. Stir fry for about 1 min., being sure to undercook.

Add sauce and meat; stir until sauce thickens and coats. Remove from heat and serve on rice.

Source:
Lauren Roberts

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