This general tso chicken recipe is crisped chicken in a sweet, tangy, slightly hot sauce. It is not orange chicken or sesame chicken.
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General Tso Chicken
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
General Tso Chicken. From Olivia.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 pounds (680g) chicken thighs, cubed
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- oil for frying
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon chili flakes
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
Instructions
- Toss the chicken with cornstarch and fry until browned. Drain.
- Simmer soy, sugar, vinegar, tomato paste, chili, garlic, and ginger until thick.
- Toss the chicken in the sauce.
Notes
Tomato paste is what makes this sauce red. Leave it out and you have a soy glaze.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Heat
A teaspoon of flakes. Add more at the table.
Vinegar
The tang that separates it from a sweet soy chicken.
Crust
Cornstarch, fried, then sauced at the end.
Garlic
With the ginger, in the sauce, not on the chicken before frying.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Rice
On the side.
Storage
Fridge, 2 days.
Broccoli
Steamed, beside it.
Breast
It works if you do not overcook the fry.