General Tso’s Chicken

• timp total: 2 hours 25 minutes

Ingrediente

Recipe: Crispy General Tso’s Chicken

Batter—

1lb chicken thigh or breast, boneless, skinless cut into bite sized pieces

3/4 cup cornstarch

1/4 cup AP flour

2/3 cup water

1 tsp kosher salt

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp ground white pepper

Sauce—

3 tbsp rice vinegar

2 1/2 tbsp sugar

2 tbsp hoisin sauce

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 1/2 tbsp Shao xing wine

3-4 garlic cloves, grated or finely minced

1/2 tsp ginger, freshly grated or use 1/4 tsp powder

Slurry—

1 tbsp cornstarch

2 tbsp water

5-8 dried Thai chilies (or whichever is preferred and depending on spice tolerance) or 1-2 tsp red pepper flakes

Frying oil

Optional for garnishing: toasted sesame seeds and sliced green onions.

Instrucțiuni

In a large bowl, marinade cut up chicken with cornstarch, AP flour, water, salt, baking powder, garlic powder, and white pepper. Marinate for at least 15 mins or 2 hours for best results. Overnight is even better.

In a small bowl, combine rice vinegar, sugar, hoisin sauce, Shao xing wine, garlic and ginger. Mix well and set aside.

Heat wok with enough oil to fry chicken to 350F. Fry battered chicken for 5-6 mins or until lightly golden. Fry in small batches. Strain.

Double fry chicken a second time for another 4-5 mins to ensure a golden color and for extra crunch.

Remove all but 1 tbsp of frying oil from wok. Heat oil and sauté dried chilies for 30 seconds. (Do not burn)

Pour in sauce and bring to a boil. Add slurry and the sauce with thicken up.

Add all of the fried chicken into the sauce. Toss until everything is evenly coated.

Garnish with toasted sesame seeds and green onions. Enjoy!