General Tsos Chicken
From coffeebean53 17 years agoIngredients
- THE SAUCE shopping list
- 1 tsp. sesame oil shopping list
- 4 tsp. cornstarch shopping list
- 4 tsp. sugar shopping list
- 4 tsp. rice vinegar shopping list
- 6 tbs. soy sauce shopping list
- 1/2 tsp. chicken bouillon granules shopping list
- 1/2 c water shopping list
- 1/4 c White cooking wine shopping list
- THE REST OF THE INGREDIENTS shopping list
- oil for deep frying shopping list
- 1 lb. chicken breasts, cubed shopping list
- 1 egg shopping list
- 1 T. cornstarch shopping list
- a handful of dried chili peppers (japones or arbol) shopping list
- 1 tbs. fresh minced ginger shopping list
- 1 heaping spoonful of minced garlic (or, roughly 3 large cloves) shopping list
- 4 green onions, sliced diagonally in 1 inch pieces shopping list
- 3 cloud ear mushrooms, soaked and sliced into strips shopping list
- 1/2 cup of baby corn shopping list
- 1/2 cup snow peas shopping list
- 1 red bell pepper, diced shopping list
How to make it
- First, make the sauce. This can be done hours, even days, in advance. Cover and refrigerate. Note, if you plan on keeping the sauce overnight, add the cornstarch right before you use it.
- Heat the wok or large pan with oil. Mix chicken, cornstarch, and egg. Deep fry a few pieces at a time until golden brown. Remove and set aside, putting chicken over a paper towel to drain excess oil.
- Leave a little oil in the wok and toast the chili peppers until they turn dark red. This is merely to get a little flavor going in the oil. If you so desire, remove them at this point, or leave them in if you like more heat.
- Next, add the green onions and bell pepper and saute for a minute or so. Add the garlic and the ginger and stir until fragrant. Throw the chicken back in, along with remaining ingredients.
- Now add the sauce. Heat and stir until bubbly, well thickened, and fully heated through. Serve over rice.
The Rating
Reviewed by 17 people-
Just made it! Lovely and spicy. Mixed a bit if the sauce and veggies with rice for lunch too!
heathie_magoo in Chester loved it
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Did someone up there say you deliver??? I'll take one! Thanks for the post, this sounds great. I havn't found that 'perfect' Tsos recipe and this soounds like it may be close...
redkitchen in Murfreesboro loved it
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All my friends loved this recipe.
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