General Tso’s Chicken Recipe
A sweet, deep-fried chicken dish
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon chicken base (not bouillon; the paste-like mixture is available in gourmet stores and large supermarkets)
- Dash of white pepper
- Salt to taste
- Sugar to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon cooking wine
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (for gluten-free try Bob's Red Mill flour used by Disney)
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 heaping teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 of a beaten egg
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2/3 cup Water
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 teaspoon ketchup
- 5 tablespoon white vinegar
- 5 tablespoon sugar
- 1/8 Tablespoon black pepper
- 1/8 Tablespoon chicken base
- Corn Starch to taste
- Vegetable oil to taste
- 10 to 12 ounces chicken breasts cut into cubes
Marinade
Batter
Sauce
Chicken
Instructions
- Combine marinade ingredients and let cubed chicken soak in liquid for 30 minutes.
- Combine batter ingredients. Set aside
- Combine Sauce ingredients. Set Aside.
- Heat cooking oil for frying, about 320?F.
- Using tongs, dips marinated chicken into batter and deep fry until golden.
- Drain well.
- Heat sauce in a large wok.
- Turn off heat.
- Add chicken pieces and toss to coat.
- Place chicken on a serving platter to serve.