Description
General Tso’s Chicken is a beloved dish in Chinese-American cuisine featuring crispy chicken pieces coated in a sweet and spicy sauce.
Ingredients
- Chicken thighs: 500 grams, boneless and skinless, cut into bite-sized pieces.
- Soy sauce: 3 tablespoons.
- Cornstarch: 2 tablespoons for marinating and 1 tablespoon for the sauce.
- Garlic: 3 cloves, minced.
- Ginger: 1 tablespoon, minced.
- Sugar: 2 tablespoons.
- Rice vinegar: 2 tablespoons.
- Sesame oil: 1 tablespoon.
- Dried red chilies: 2-3, depending on your heat preference.
- Green onions: 3, chopped for garnish.
- Vegetable oil: for frying.
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken with soy sauce and cornstarch for 30 minutes.
- Prepare the sauce by whisking together soy sauce, sugar, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and cornstarch.
- Coat the marinated chicken with cornstarch for extra crispiness.
- Heat vegetable oil and fry the chicken until golden brown and crispy.
- Sauté garlic, ginger, and dried chilies, then add the sauce and simmer until thickened.
- Combine the fried chicken with the sauce and garnish with green onions before serving.
Notes
- Fry chicken in batches to avoid overcrowding.
- Marinate chicken for at least 30 minutes for better flavor.
- Use fresh garlic and ginger for enhanced taste.
- Adjust spice levels by modifying the amount of dried chilies.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Chinese-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: General Tso's Chicken, Chinese-American cuisine, crispy chicken, sweet and spicy sauce