 General Tso's Chicken - 06 Recipe - Cooking Index
General Tso's Chicken - 06 Recipe - Cooking Index
| 2 | Chicken breasts | |
| 2 | Hot peppers - (or more), crushed | |
| 1/2 cup | 31g / 1.1oz | Cornstarch | 
| 1 | Orange rind - minced | |
| 1 tablespoon | 15ml | Ginger - minced | 
| 1/3 cup | 48g / 1.7oz | Fried peanuts - chopped | 
| Batter | ||
| 1 | Egg | |
| 1/4 cup | 59ml | Beer | 
| 2 tablespoons | 30ml | Soy sauce | 
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Salt | 
| 1/4 cup | 15g / 0.5oz | Flour | 
| 1/4 cup | 15g / 0.5oz | Cornstarch | 
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Baking powder | 
| 1 | Pepper | |
| Seasoning Sauce | ||
| 6 tablespoons | 90ml | Sugar | 
| 3 tablespoons | 45ml | Cider vinegar | 
| 5 tablespoons | 75ml | Soy sauce | 
| 1 teaspoon | 5ml | Cornstarch | 
Skin and bone the chicken. Cut into 1-1/2" x 2" strips. Mix batter.
Add chicken, tossing lightly to coat. Cover and chill for 1/2 hour.
Mix seasoning sauce. Coat each piece of chicken well with cornstarch. Arrange chicken on well-floured wax paper. Heat 2-3" of oil in a pan until very hot. Fry chicken for 30 seconds. Drain well on a cookie sheet covered with paper towels. Reheat oil over high heat until very hot. Refry chicken until crispy and golden brown.
Drain again and keep hot in oven. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in wok over medium heat. Fry orange rind until golden brown. Add chili and ginger, stir-frying 20 seconds. Mix in seasoning sauce and heat to boil, stirring constantly until foam subsides and the sauce thickens slightly and turns to glaze (about 2 minutes or more). Add fried chicken, tossing to coat well. Sprinkle chopped peanuts on top.
Source: 
Jerry Adams
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