General Tso's Kitchen Recipe

Name: General Tso's Kitchen Recipe
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Chinese

Recipe By Slurrp

Boneless chicken that is marinated and double fried is tossed in a hot ginger garlic red chilli sauce.This recipe is easy and quick to prepare.Taste is spicy.

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Ingredients For General Tso's Kitchen Recipe

Ingredients for chicken
450 gram Boneless chicken legs and thighs with skin
0.75 teaspoon Black pepper powder
1.5 teaspoon Salt
4 teaspoon Soy sauce
1 No.s Egg yolk
1.33 cup Cornstarch
1.33 cup All purpose flour
Oil for deep frying
Ingredients for coating
Ingredients for sauce
4.5 tablespoon Sugar
0.5 teaspoon Cornstarch
2.5 tablespoon Chinese Black Vinegar
1 tablespoon Soy sauce
3.5 tablespoon Water
Ingredients for assembling
1 teaspoon Oil
1 teaspoon grated ginger
1.5 teaspoon grated garlic
10 No.s dry red chillies
Double fried chicken
Prepared sauce
0.5 teaspoon Sesame Seeds

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Directions : General Tso's Kitchen Recipe

STEP 1.1 cut 1 pound of boneless chicken legs and thigh with skin into big chunks. Place them in a bowl and marinate with ¾ tsp pepper powder, 1 ½ tsp salt, 2 tsp soy sauce, 1 egg yolk which will make the chicken crispy. Mix well and let it marinate for 15 minutes.

STEP 2.2 in a bowl mix ⅔ cornstarch with ⅔ all purpose flour . Whisk together.

STEP 3.3 place the marinated chicken in a large container. Cover the chicken with the flour. Put the lid on the container and shake the chicken and flour well.the chicken will be well coated.

STEP 4.4 put the chicken pieces in a sieve and shake off the excess flour.do this in batches. Keep the chicken aside.

STEP 5.5 in a pan, heat an oil that has a high smoking point, for deep frying. Heat it to 350 degrees fahrenheit.

STEP 6.6 carefully place the chicken pieces in the hot oil. Let it fry for 1 to 2 minutes till the surface firm up. Then flip the pieces over. After 4 to 5 minutes of frying this way, the outside layer will be light golden and by touching it with chopsticks it will feel crispy. Remove the chicken from the oil and place them in a sieve to drain off the excesso il. Keep aside.

STEP 7.7 once all the chicken is fried , let it rest for 15 minutes.

STEP 8.8 now fry the chicken again (double frying). This makes the outer layer stay crispy longer. Before second frying remove the particles floating in the oil from the first frying.

STEP 9.9 heat the oil to 370 degree fahrenheit , place the chicken in the hot oil and keep turning them over for 1 to 2 minutes till they are golden brown. Take them out of the oil and place in the sieve and shake off the excess oil. Keep aside.

STEP 10.10 to make the sauce, in a mixing bowl, add 4 ½ tbsp of sugar, ½ tsp cornstarch and mix together.add 2 ½ tbsp chinese black vinegar, 1 tbsp +2 tsp of soy sauce, 3 ½ tbsp water. Mix until well combined and set aside.

STEP 11.11 heat the wok and add 1 tsp oil, 1 tsp grated ginger, 1 ½ tsp grated garlic and 8 to 10 dry red chillies.on low heat saute till the chillies are slightly smokey and release aromas.the chillies will get dark spots.

STEP 12.12 at this stage add the prepared sauce. Cook on medium heat stirring continuously till it becomes a thin syrup texture.

STEP 13.13 then add the double fried chicken and toss till the chicken is well coated.

STEP 14.14 general tso’s chicken is ready to serve. Transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle ½ tsp sesame seeds for a nutty crunch.

Nutrition
value

2467

calories per serving

98 g Fat94 g Protein291 g Carbs5 g FiberOther

Current Totals

98 g Fat
94 g Protein
291 g Carbs
5 g Fiber

MacroNutrients

Carbs
291 g
Protein
94 g
Fiber
5 g

Fats

Fat
98 g

Vitamins & Minerals

Calcium
222 mg
Iron
11 mg
Vitamin A
67 mcg
Vitamin B1
1 mg
Vitamin B2
1 mg
Vitamin B3
27 mg
Vitamin B6
2 mg
Vitamin B9
128 mcg
Vitamin B12
0 mcg
Vitamin C
7 mg
Vitamin E
6 mg
Copper
2 mcg
Magnesium
141 mg
Manganese
1 mg
Phosphorus
1244 mg
Selenium
117 mcg
Zinc
9 mg

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment

General Tso's Kitchen Recipe

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