General Tso's Chicken: Chinese Takeout Homemade!
General Tso's Chicken, Homemade Chinese Takeout, is a sweet and savory chicken dish flavored with garlic and ginger, for an easy, hearty and family friendly recipe
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 2622kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups vegetable oil
- 1 lb chicken breast cut into cubes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 3 green onions chopped
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 6 whole chilies ends cut and sliced in half
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 cup cold water
- 4 servings of cooked white rice warm
Instructions
- Heat oil in a saucepan or large skillet.
- Beat egg in a small bowl and add salt and sugar and mix well.
- In a separate small bowl, combine flour and cornstarch and mix well.
- Dip chicken into egg and coat well. Dredge in flower mixture and mix well. Fry in oil, about 3-5 minutes. Drain on paper towel. Set aside.
- In a large saucepan, combine broth, onions, garlic, chilies, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar and ginger.
- Mix well and heat over medium heat, stirring frequently until bubbly.
- Reduce heat and boil for 3 minutes. Stir in cornstarch and water slurry and heat until thick.
- Add chicken to mixture and heat for 3 minutes until hot.
- Serve over white rice.
- Serves 4
Nutrition
Serving: 4people | Calories: 2622kcal | Carbohydrates: 110g | Protein: 46g | Fat: 224g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 195g | Trans Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 145mg | Sodium: 1979mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 30g