Steps to Prepare Homemade General Tso’s Chicken

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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have General Tso’s Chicken using 17 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

This menu is originated from Hunan, China. The dish is named after Zuo Zongtang, a Qing dynasty statesman and military leader. Don’t know why people named this dish General Tso. According to Wikipedia, there is no recorded connection to him nor the dish. IG @jenscookingdiary

Ingredients and spices that need to be Make ready to make General Tso’s Chicken:

1. 300 gr boneless chicken meat, cut into bite sizes
2. 1/2 tsp salt
3. 60 gr cornstarch
4. 500 ml oil for deep frying the chicken
5. 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
6. 2 cloves garlic, minced
7. 1/2 inch ginger, finely minced
8. 10 dried chilies, soak in lukewarm water for 30 minutes to 1 hour (the amount of dried chilies can be reduced or added to taste)
9. 2 green onions, julienned
10. For the sauce:
11. 3 Tbsp soy sauce
12. 1 Tbsp dark soy sauce
13. 2 Tbsp rice vinegar
14. 1 tsp Hoisin sauce
15. 1/2 Tbsp Chinese cooking wine
16. 2 Tbsp water
17. 1 Tbsp cornstarch

Instructions to make to make General Tso’s Chicken

1. Mix chicken with salt. Set aside for 15 minutes.
2. In a small bowl, mix together the sauce ingredients. Set aside.
3. Coat chicken with the cornstarch. Shake the excess flour off.
4. Deep fry the chicken until golden brown. Remove from the heat. Drain the excess oil by laying the chicken on a dish lined with paper towels.
5. Heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Sauté garlic, ginger, and dry chilies until fragrant.
6. Add the sauce mixture. Keep stirring until the sauce thickens.
7. Add the chicken. Stir until the chicken coated evenly with the sauce.
8. Add green onions. Mix well.
9. Serve with warm rice! 😋

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