General Tso's Chicken 左宗棠鸡丁
General Tso's Chicken is not really a Chinese dish, but actually an American creation. It is a sweet deep fried chicken dish served in American Chinese restaurants.
Total Steps
3
Ingredients
14
Tools Needed
7
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoons Sugar
- 1 teaspoons Jiafan rice wine (or sherry)
- 2 teaspoons Rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoons Light soya sauce
- 50 grams Cornstarch for coating
- Oil for frying
- Red bell pepper, cut into smaller pieces
- 5 Dried chillies
- 1 stalk Spring onion, cut into chunks
- 1 teaspoons Minced garlic
- 1/4 teaspoons Salt
- 1/2 Egg, lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoons Cornstarch
- 250 grams Chicken breast, cut into inch dices
Instructions
Step 1
Rinse the chicken breast and pat dry with kitchen paper. Cut into inch dices and place them in a bowl. Add salt, 1/2 egg (lightly beaten), and 1 tablespoon of cornstarch. Stir until well mixed and set aside. In a separate small bowl, mix the sugar, Jiafan rice wine (or sherry), rice vinegar, and light soya sauce for the sauce and set aside.
Step 2
Fill a large skillet with enough oil and heat until very hot. Coat the chicken dices with the 50 grams of cornstarch (for coating) and deep-fry until golden and crispy. Drain excess oil.
Step 3
Leave a small amount of oil in the same skillet and heat until hot. Stir in minced garlic, dried chillies, and spring onion chunks. Stir-fry briefly. Return the chicken and red bell peppers to the skillet and pour the prepared sauce over. Stir until all ingredients are well combined. Remove from heat and serve with steamed rice.