Description
Easy General Tso’s Chicken recipe made with fried chicken and a sweet-spicy glaze. A restaurant-style Chinese dinner ready in minutes at home.
Ingredients
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- 1lb boneless skinless chicken thighs (cut into 1” chunks)
- 5 dried red chili peppers
- 3 green onions (sliced)
- 3 eggs (beaten)
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- oil (for frying)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons of rice wine
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl combine cornstarch and beaten eggs. Mix well to create a batter. Add chicken bits and coat thoroughly.
- To make the sauce- in a small bowl combine rice vinegar, rice wine, soy sauce, sugar, and cornstarch. Mix well and set aside.
- Heat deep fryer or wok to 375 degrees and deep fried chicken bits in batches. Drain on paper towels.
Add 1-2 tablespoons of oil to your work. Add dried chili peppers to your wok and stir fry for 30 seconds. Add chicken bits to the wok and stir fry for a couple minutes. - Add sauce mixture to the wok and cook stirring until the sauce becomes thickened and bubbly. Garnish with green onions and serve.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 500
- Sugar: 21.2 g
- Sodium: 833.5 mg
- Fat: 18.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 57.4 g
- Protein: 26.6 g
- Cholesterol: 349 mg