General Tso's Chicken 左宗棠鸡丁
Category: Main Dishes | Blog URL: http://angiesrecipes.blogspot.com/2010/02/general-tsos-chicken.html
This recipe was entered in The Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook contest, a compilation of the world’s best food blogs which was published in Fall 2010.
Ingredients
250 grams Chicken breast, cut into inch dices
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1/2 Egg, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
1 teaspoon Minced garlic
5 Dried chillies
1 stalk Spring onion, cut into chunks
Red bell pepper, cut into smaller pieces
50 grams Cornstarch for coating
Oil for frying
Sauce:
1 tablespoon Light soya sauce
2 teaspoons Rice vinegar
1 teaspoon Jiafan rice wine (or sherry)
1 tablespoon Sugar
Preparation
1
Rinse the chicken breast and pat dry with kitchen paper. Cut into the inch dices and place them in a bowl. Add in salt, egg and 1 tablespoon of cornstarch. Stir until well mixed and set aside for 20 minutes. Mix the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl and save for the later use.
2
Fill a large skillet with enough oil and heat until very hot. Coat the chicken dices with cornstarch and deep-fry until golden and crispy. Drain on paper towels.
3
Leave a small amount of oil in the same skillet and heat until hot. Stir in garlic, chillies and spring onion chunks. Stir-fry briefly. Return the chicken, bell peppers to the skillet and pour the prepared sauce over. Stir until all well combined. Remove and serve with steamed rice.
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About
General Tso's Chicken is not really a Chinese dish, but actually an American creation. It is a sweet deep fried chicken dish served in American Chinese restaurants.
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - 10:25am
Comments
February 2, 2010
Amazing! This looks so delicious!
April 19, 2013
what kind of dry chillies?
August 6, 2013
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