General Tso's Chicken
From recipetineats.com
45 min4–5 people
Crispy fried chicken pieces coated in a sweet, spicy, tangy and savoury sauce with garlic, ginger and chilli.
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| 3 tbsp soy sauce (light or all-purpose) | Mix sauce-marinade base | Finish sauce with sugar, cornflour & stock | Add sauce, simmer until thickened | Toss chicken to coat, garnish & serve | |||
| 1 tbsp hoisin sauce | |||||||
| 1 tbsp rice vinegar | |||||||
| 2 tsp chilli paste | |||||||
| 1 tsp sesame oil (toasted preferably) | |||||||
| 3 tbsp brown sugar | |||||||
| 1 tbsp cornflour/cornstarch (for sauce) | |||||||
| 180 ml chicken stock/broth (low sodium) | |||||||
| 600 g boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 2.5 cm pieces | Marinate chicken with reserved sauce 30 min | Dust chicken with cornflour | Shake off excess cornflour | Fry chicken 3 min, turning halfway, until golden | Drain chicken on paper towels | ||
| 1 tsp ginger, finely grated | |||||||
| 1 tsp garlic, finely grated | |||||||
| 125 g cornflour/cornstarch (for coating) | |||||||
| 1–4 cups / 240–960 ml oil (peanut, vegetable or canola; for frying) | |||||||
| 2 tbsp oil (peanut, vegetable or canola; for stir fry) | Sauté ginger, garlic & chilli flakes 30 sec | ||||||
| 2 tsp ginger, finely chopped | |||||||
| 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped | |||||||
| 1/2 tsp red chilli flakes | |||||||
| Finely sliced green onion & sesame seeds (for garnish) |
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