General Tso's Chicken

Name: General Tso's Chicken
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1.5 chicken breasts (approx 450g), diced; 90g plain flour; 1 egg; 4 tbsp cornflour; 1 tbsp baking powder; 1 tsp fine salt; 1/2 tsp onion salt; 1/4 tsp garlic powder; 120ml chicken stock; 60ml duck sauce or plum sauce; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp runny honey; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; 2 tbsp sesame oil; 1/2 tbsp gochujang paste; 1 garlic clove, minced; 2 spring onions, chopped; 1 tsp grated fresh ginger

Crispy fried chicken chunks tossed in a sticky, sweet, tangy, and fiery chilli glaze.

40 min serves 4 Medium Watch

Ingredients

1.5 chicken breasts (approx 450g), diced600g

90g plain flour1.5kg

1 egg6 pack

4 tbsp cornflour500g

1 tbsp baking powder200g

1 tsp fine salt750g

1/2 tsp onion salt70g

1/4 tsp garlic powder50g

120ml chicken stock100g

60ml duck sauce or plum sauce300g

3 tbsp soy sauce150ml

2 tbsp runny honey340g

1 tbsp rice vinegar150ml

2 tbsp sesame oil250ml

1/2 tbsp gochujang paste200g

1 garlic clove, minced1 bulb

2 spring onions, chopped1 bunch

1 tsp grated fresh ginger100g

Method

DIRECTIONS:
STEP 1 - 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.
STEP 2 - 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
STEP 3 - 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.
STEP 4 - 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

Cost to cook

serves 4 · I have the cupboard staples

Mostly estimated prices. Full-pack shop cost · about £10.08 of it is what this recipe actually uses.

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£22.58 est. · serves 4

Ingredients

1.5 chicken breasts (approx 450g), diced600g

90g plain flour1.5kg

1 egg6 pack

4 tbsp cornflour500g

1 tbsp baking powder200g

1 tsp fine salt750g

1/2 tsp onion salt70g

1/4 tsp garlic powder50g

120ml chicken stock100g

60ml duck sauce or plum sauce300g

3 tbsp soy sauce150ml

2 tbsp runny honey340g

1 tbsp rice vinegar150ml

2 tbsp sesame oil250ml

1/2 tbsp gochujang paste200g

1 garlic clove, minced1 bulb

2 spring onions, chopped1 bunch

1 tsp grated fresh ginger100g

Method

DIRECTIONS:

STEP 1 - 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.

STEP 2 - 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

STEP 3 - 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.

STEP 4 - 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