General Tso's Chicken
General Tso's chicken - the BEST and easiest General Tso's Chicken recipe ever. It's so delicious and much better and healthier than Chinese takeouts!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 10 oz (280g) boneless skinless chicken meat ( thigh or breast, cut into bite-sized pieces)
- 1/2 tablespoon Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry)
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- oil (for deep frying)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons oil
- 3 slices ginger (peeled, finely minced)
- 1 clove garlic (finely minced)
- 4-5 dried red chilies (rinsed and seeded)
- 2 stalks scallion (white-part only, cut into 1-inch (2.5cm) lengths)
- 2 1/2 - 3 tablespoons Chinese rice vinegar
- 2 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon Hoisin sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon Shaoxing Wine
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Instructions
- 1
Marinate the chicken with Shaoxing wine and salt for 15 minutes. Mix all the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl and set aside.
- 2
Coat the chicken generously with 1/3 cup cornstarch. Heat the oil for deep-frying. Fry the chicken until it turns light brown. Remove with a strainer, and drain the excess oil by placing the chicken on a dish lined with paper towels.
- 3
Heat a wok with 1 1/2 tablespoons of oil. Add the minced ginger, garlic, and dried chilies, and stir-fry until you smell the spicy aroma of the chilies. Pour the sauce into the wok.
- 4
When the sauce boils and thickens, add the chicken and stir to combine well with the sauce. Add the scallions and stir a few times. Dish out and serve immediately.