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Better-Than-Takeout General Tso's Chicken
This homemade version of the Chinese-American classic features crispy chicken pieces coated in a perfect balance of sweet, tangy, and slightly spicy sauce.
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 20 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Stephanie Manley📖 copykat
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- pot
📝 Preparation Steps
1
General Tso's Sauce
2
Put everything in a quart jar with a lid and shake it up, then put in the fridge. Just shake it up again when you are ready to use it.
3
Meat Preparation
4
Meat In a large bowl, mix together the chicken, soy sauce, and hot peppers. Stir in the egg. Add the cornstarch and mix until all the chicken pieces are well coated. (It will look awful at this point.)
cup cornstarch1/2cornstarch1 cup
5
Heat the deep-frying oil to 350 degrees F in a large pot. Cover a large platter with a few layers of paper towels. Set aside the chiles. Deep-fry 7 or 8 chicken pieces at a time until crispy. Drain on paper towels.
6
Repeat until all the chicken chunks are fried. Place 1 tablespoon oil in a wok and heat until very hot. Add the scallions and chiles and stir-fry for about ⏱️ 30 seconds.
sliced scallions (optional)2 cups
7
Shake the sauce to recombine, then pour it into the wok. Cook until thick. If it gets too thick, add water until it’s the right consistency. Add the chicken to the sauce and cook until everything is hot and bubbly. Serve with fried or steamed rice. Note This does not reheat well, so eat in one sitting.
Rice, fried or steamed
Nutrition Facts
calories
471 kcal
fat Content
13 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
20 g
sodium Content
1609 mg
protein Content
39 g
cholesterol Content
129 mg
carbohydrate Content
45 g
saturated Fat Content
7 g
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