General Tso’s Chicken

Name: General Tso’s Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: Serves 2 as a main dish with rice or 4 as part of a multi-course meal
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons finely chopped green onion (scallion), green and white parts, plus more for garnish; Oil for deep-frying, plus 1 tablespoon for stir-frying; 1 teaspoon all-purpose cornstarch; 1 clove garlic, minced; 2 teaspoons peeled and minced fresh ginger; 1½ tablespoons chicken stock, homemade or store-bought; ½ tablespoon sugar; 1 teaspoon Chinese rice wine or sherry; ½ tablespoon rice vinegar or white vinegar; 4 to 6 dried red chilies or chiles de árbol; 8 oz (250 g) boneless, skinless chicken breast or thigh, cut into bite-sized pieces; 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce; 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons all-purpose cornstarch; 1 egg, lightly beaten; Dash of white pepper; 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine or sherry; 2 teaspoons soy sauce

Preparation info

Serves
2
as a main dish with rice

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

Katie Chin's Everyday Chinese Cookbook

By Katie Chin

Published 2016

About

Legend has it that this popular sweet and slightly spicy chicken dish was named after a general and statesman from the Qing Dynasty named General Tso Tsung-tang. The reality is that this dish was invented by Chinese chefs who had immigrated to America; it was first introduced to New York City in the ’70s. Whether or not you choose to believe the legend, everyone can agree that this dish has legendary flavor. In my mother’s delicious recipe, the chicken is flash-fried, resulting in tender, j

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Asia
China
Main course

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