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General Chicken Recipe
This is how to make crunchy chicken with general tso sauce. The sauce is spicy, savory, sour, and sweet which makes this a very flavorful meal!
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 30m⏳ Prep: 1h🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Dana Rao📖 cookwithdana
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●pot
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Marinate Chicken
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Cut chicken thigh in 1 inch pieces and slice ginger. In a large bowl, marinate the chicken thigh with sliced ginger, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon, 1.5 tablespoons shaoxing cooking wine, and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Mix together.
chicken thigh (skin-less) (cut in 1 inch pieces)1.5 poundssalt1 teaspoonsugar1 teaspoonchicken bouillon1 teaspoon
3
Beat one egg and add to the chicken marinade. Mix 1 tablespoon flour in the chicken. Mix together and this will help create the batter for chicken.
egg (beaten)1
4
Add 1 cup corn starch on a plate. Coat the chicken in the corn starch. The trick is to gently press the chicken in the corn starch. This is how my dad creates a crunchier coating at his Chinese restaurant!
corn starch1 cup½ teaspoon corn starch1
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Let the corn starch chicken rest for ⏱️ 10-15 minutes. This will ensure that the cornstarch doesn’t fall off during the frying process. While its resting, heat 3-4 cups of oil in a pot on medium heat. To check if the oil is hot enough, add your chopstick and if there are small bubbles forming, its ready!
corn starch1 cup½ teaspoon corn starch1
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Fry Chicken
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Fry the chicken for ⏱️ 5 minutes in small batches (I did 4 batches) to ensure that the chicken is extra crunchy. If you fry a lot at once, this will activate more steam from the chicken and makes for less crunchy chicken.
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After frying, rest chicken on a rack or a paper towel to get off excess oil.
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Make Sauce
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To make the General Tso sauce, add 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (add more if you like extra spicy!), 1 finely minced garlic clove, 1/2 tablespoon hoisin sauce, 1/2 tablespoon ketchup, 2 tablespoon rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1/2 tablespoon oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1/2 cup water, and 1.5 teaspoon corn starch. Mix together until corn starch is dissolved.
red pepper flakes (add more if you like extra spicy)1 teaspoonrice vinegar2 tablespoonsoy sauce1 tablespoonsugar1 teaspooncorn starch1 cup½ teaspoon corn starch1
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Heat pan on medium heat. Once hot, add 1 tablespoon avocado oil or corn oil and fry dried chilis for ⏱️ 1 minute until the peppers darken. Do a quick stir of the sauce to mix in the cornstarch and add sauce to the pan. It will start bubbling and thickening. Cook sauce for ⏱️ 1 minute max.
avocado oil1 tablespoon
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Coat chicken with sauce and eat the General Tso chicken with some hot white rice for a delicious and savory meal!
Nutrition Facts
calories
549 kcal
fat Content
39 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
2 g
sodium Content
753 mg
protein Content
23 g
trans Fat Content
0.1 g
cholesterol Content
135 mg
carbohydrate Content
24 g
saturated Fat Content
4 g
unsaturated Fat Content
33 g
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