General Tso's Chicken Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 Chicken breast
• 1 Tbsp soy sauce

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• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1/4 tsp white pepper
• 1 cup corn starch
• 2 Tbsp soy sauce

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• 1 Tbsp soy sauce

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• 6 tbsp white sugar
• 3/4 Tbsp black vinegar
• 1/2 Tbsp Sambal chili sauce
• 2 Tbsp Ketchup
• 1/2 Tbsp Hoisin
• 1/2 Tbsp Sriracha
• 1/4 cup Water
• 1/4 tsp chicken bouillon powder
• 1/2 Tbsp ginger
• 2 clove garlic
• 2 red chili
• 1 Tbsp green onion
• 1 tsp sesame seeds

Instructions

• 1 Cut the chicken into bite size pieces, about 1/2 inch. Marinate with the soy
  sauce, sesame oil, and white pepper. Set aside for 30 minutes.
• 2 In a large pan with high sides, heat on medium high 2 inches of oil.
• 3 Mix all of the ingredients for the sauce in a bowl. Set aside.
• 4 Place the corn starch in a large bowl and coat each piece of chicken really well
  pressing the corn starch into the chicken. The coating should be opaque and no
  longer sticky.
• 5 Test the oil, use a wooden chopstick or end of spatula put into the oil, if
  there are bubbles then it is ready. Place a few pieces of chicken at a time, try
  not to overcrowd the pot. Cook until light golden brown, about 3 minutes and put
  it on a paper lined rack. Continue till you finish the first fry for all the
  pieces.
• 6 In the meantime, in a wok cook the ginger, garlic, and red chili in 1 TBSP of
  oil. Add the sauce and reduce to a syrup consistency.
• 7 Double fry the chicken this time you can add all the chicken if you have space,
  if not do it in 2 batches. Add it to the wok, and toss the sauce until it is
  well coated. Garnish with sesame seeds and green onions. Serve with cooked white
  rice. Bon appétit!

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