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General Tso's Chicken - 4

Cuisine: Chinese
Type: Chicken, Poultry
Serves: 2 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb 454g / 16ozChicken breasts - boneless, skinless,
  Cut into 1" pieces
3 tablespoons 45mlSoy sauce
1 tablespoon 15mlCornstarch
1   Egg white - beaten frothy
1 cup 237mlVegetable oil
3   Dried hot chili peppers - broken in half
2   Garlic cloves - chopped fine
1   Ginger root - peeled
  Finely chopped
1 tablespoon 15mlWhite wine vinegar
1 tablespoon 15mlWhite wine
1 teaspoon 5mlCornstarch
1 tablespoon 15mlBrown sugar
1 teaspoon 5mlSesame oil
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlSalt

Recipe Instructions

In a glass bowl, place chicken pieces. Combine 1 tb. soy sauce and 1 tb. cornstarch. Blend in beaten egg white. Pour over chicken and toss to coat well.

Marinate in refrigerator for 1 hour. In a small bowl, combine remaining soy sauce, vinegar, white wine, and 1 tsp. cornstarch; mix until smooth. Stir in sugar, sesame oil and salt. In a wok heat oil. Deep-fry chicken, a few pieces at a time, about 1 minute, or until golden brown.

Remove and drain on paper towel. Pour all but 2 tb. oil out of wok. To the wok, add chili peppers, garlic and ginger; stir-fry 1 minute. Pour sauce mixture into wok and cook, stirring, about 1 minute, until thickened.

Return chicken pieces to wok.

Mix well and serve immediately.

Source:
Lauren Roberts

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