General Tso's Chicken

 

General Tso’s Chicken

Served with egg rolls and fried rice

The dish is named after General Tso Tsung-tang, who was a Qing Dynasty general. The dish is said to have come to the USA in the early 1970's as part of the Hunan cooking.

***Sauce***

1/2 cup cornstarch

2 teaspoon minced garlic

1 1/2 teaspoon minced ginger root from the tube or fresh

1 tablespoon sugar

1/2 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup white vinegar

1  cup hot chicken broth

***Meat***

2 large chicken breasts cubed

1/4 cup soy sauce

1 teaspoon pepper

1 egg

Few squeezes of Srirachi hot sauce

1 cup cornstarch

Vegetable oil for deep-frying

        Make sauce and set aside. Mix the coating for the chicken and  toss the cubes in well to coat on all sides. Heat the oil to high heat and deep fry the chicken in batches. 

 

 

 

 

 Drain on paper towels.  When all fried toss out the remaining oil and in the same pan place the sauce and warm. Add the chicken and heat to coat all.

 

TIPS:

• Garnish with chopped green scallions and top with sesame seeds.
• Add red dried peppers to taste

 

As always be your own Creative Dump Cook and change this recipe to what YOU have on hand!