General Tso's Chicken - 6

Recipe Ingredients

2		Chicken breasts
2		Dried hot peppers - (or more), crushed
1/2 cup	31g / 1.1oz	Cornstarch
1		Orange rind - minced
1 tablespoon	15ml	Ginger - minced
1/3 cup	48g / 1.7oz	Fried peanuts - chopped
		Batter
1		Egg
1/4 cup	59ml	Beer
2 tablespoons	30ml	Soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1/4 cup	15g / 0.5oz	Flour
1/4 cup	15g / 0.5oz	Cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Baking powder
1		Pepper
		Seasoning Sauce
6 tablespoons	90ml	Sugar
3 tablespoons	45ml	Cider vinegar
5 tablespoons	75ml	Soy sauce
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cornstarch

Recipe Instructions

1. Skin and bone the chicken. Cut into 1-1/2" x 2" strips.

2. Mix batter. Add chicken, tossing lightly to coat. Cover and chill for 1/2 hour.

3. Mix seasoning sauce.

4. Coat each piece of chicken well with cornstarch. Arrange chicken on well-floured wax paper.

5. Heat 2-3" of oil in a pan until very hot. Fry chicken for 30 seconds. Drain well on a cookie sheet covered with paper towels.

6. Reheat oil over high heat until very hot. Refry chicken until crispy and golden brown. Drain again and keep hot in oven.

7. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in wok over medium heat. Fry orange rind until golden brown. Add chili and ginger, stir-frying 20 seconds.

8. Mix in seasoning sauce and heat to boil, stirring constantly until foam subsides and the sauce thickens slightly and turns to glaze (about 2 minutes or more).

9. Add fried chicken, tossing to coat well. Sprinkle chopped peanuts on top. Serve.

Source:
Lauren Roberts

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