How To Make General Tso Chicken
Skip the take-out and whip your very own General Tso Chicken with a savory homemade sauce in the comforts of your home with our easy-to-follow recipe!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1½lbschicken breasts,boneless
- salt and pepper,to taste
- 2eggs,beaten
- ½cupcornstarch,plus an additional 2 tbsp, divided
- 3tbspvegetable oil,or as needed, divided
- 2green onions,thinly sliced, white and green divided
- 2clovesgarlic,minced
- 1tspginger,minced
- 2tbspwater
For Sauce:
- ½cupchicken broth,low sodium
- ¼cupsoy sauce,low sodium
- 2tbsphoisin sauce
- 1tbsprice vinegar
- 1tbspbrown sugar
- 2dried red chili peppers,whole, or ½ tsp red chili flakes
- ½tspsesame oil
Instructions
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Cut the chicken breasts into 1-inch cubes. Season with salt and pepper, and toss with egg.
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Remove the chicken from the egg and toss with ½ cup of cornstarch.
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Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add half of the chicken and cook for about 5 to 6 minutes, until crisp and cooked through.
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Repeat with the remaining chicken, adding more oil if needed. Remove from the pan and set aside.
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For the sauce, combine all the ingredients in a small bowl and whisk.
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Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a small pan over medium heat. Add the whites of the green onion, garlic, and ginger, and cook for about 1 minute until fragrant.
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Stir in the sauce ingredients and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes, or until thickened.
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Combine the remaining 2 tablespoons of cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water. Slowly drizzle the cornstarch into the sauce while whisking until it is slightly thickened.
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Toss the sauce with the cooked chicken and garnish with the remaining green onion.
Recipe Notes
Leftovers can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Nutrition
- Calories: 544.62kcal
- Fat: 29.73g
- Saturated Fat: 6.14g
- Trans Fat: 0.27g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 15.35g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 6.09g
- Carbohydrates: 26.08g
- Fiber: 1.31g
- Sugar: 6.39g
- Protein: 41.29g
- Cholesterol: 189.98mg
- Sodium: 1191.42mg
- Calcium: 57.69mg
- Potassium: 631.72mg
- Iron: 2.57mg
- Vitamin A: 90.33µg
- Vitamin C: 34.33mg
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