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Recipe·~30 min

General Tsos Chicken

A chicken dish from the Chinese kitchen.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 Chicken Breast
  • 3/4 cup Plain Flour
  • 1 Egg
  • 2 tbs Starch
  • 1 tbs Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Onion Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 3/4 cup Water
  • 1/2 cup Chicken Stock
  • 1/4 cup Duck Sauce
  • 3 tbs Soy Sauce
  • 2 tbs Honey
  • 1 tbs Rice Vinegar
  • 2 tbs Sesame Seed Oil
  • 1/2 tbs Gochujang
  • 2 tbs Starch
  • 1 clove Garlic
  • 2 chopped Spring Onions
  • 1 tsp Ginger

Method

  1. DIRECTIONS:
    • SAUCE In a bowl, add 2 Cups of water, 2 Tablespoon soy sauce, 2 Tablespoon white vinegar, sherry cooking wine, 1/4 Teaspoon white pepper, minced ginger, minced garlic, hot pepper, ketchup, hoisin sauce, and sugar. Mix together well and set aside.
    • MARINATING THE CHICKEN In a bowl, add the chicken, 1 pinch of salt, 1 pinch of white pepper, 2 egg whites, and 3 Tablespoon of corn starch
    • DEEP FRY THE CHICKEN Deep fry the chicken at 350 degrees for 3-4 minutes or until it is golden brown and loosen up the chicken so that they don't stick together. Set the chicken aside.
    • STIR FRY Add the sauce to the wok and then the broccoli and wait until it is boiling. To thicken the sauce, whisk together 2 Tablespoon of cornstarch and 4 Tablespoon of water in a bowl and slowly add to your stir-fry until it's the right thickness. Next add in the chicken and stir-fry for a minute and serve on a plate

Source

This recipe is adapted from TheMealDB (id 52951), a free community-curated recipe API. Original listing: themealdb.com.

A walkthrough video is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWGwz0iBmvU.

Original source noted by the contributor: https://www.skinnytaste.com/general-tsos-chicken/.

Per serving
Estimate · medium confidence
Servings1
520kcal
Calories
30g
Protein
60g
Carbs
16g
Fat
2.0 g
Fiber
16 g
Sugar
1800 mg
Sodium
Iron17%
Calcium9%
Vitamin D3%
Vitamin C2%
Vitamin B1213%
Potassium9%

Estimated by AI from the ingredient list. Values are approximate and not medical advice. If you have specific dietary requirements, verify with a registered dietitian or trusted nutrition database.

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