General Tso Chicken
Make your favorite Chinese takeout meal right at home with this General Tso Chicken recipe. The crispy chicken has the perfect texture with a sweet and spicy sauce that pairs well with fried or white rice.
Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb thinly sliced boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 1”
- ¼ cup shaoxing wine
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp spicy chile oil
- ½ cup cornstarch
- Salt and pepper
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 2 tsp minced ginger
- 6 dried thai chiles
- ½ yellow onion roughly chopped
- 1 red pepper roughly chopped
- 1 green pepper roughly chopped
Garnish
- Sesame seeds
- Scallions
General Tso Sauce
- ¼ cup Soy sauce
- ¼ cup Hoisin sauce
- 1 tbsp Spicy chili oil
- 2 tbsp Mirin
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 2 tsp minced ginger
- 2 tsp cornstarch + 1 tsp water cornstarch slurry
Instructions
- Preheat 2 cups of oil in a wok until 350*
- Add chicken to a bowl with shaoxing wine, soy sauce, spicy chili oil, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Let marinate as the sauce is prepared.
- General Tso Sauce. Heat a saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic, ginger, soy sauce, hoisin, spicy chili oil, sesame oil, and mirin to the pan and bring to a low boil. Once the sauce starts to bubble, stir in the cornstarch slurry and remove from heat.
- Add cornstarch to the chicken and toss to coat. Fry for 3 minutes. Do not overcrowd the oil. Work in batches and place fried shrimp onto a paper towel lined sheet as you work.
- Remove all but 1 tbsp of oil from the pan. Add the garlic, ginger, dried thai chiles, onion, and green and red peppers to the pan. Cook for 2 minutes. Pour in the sauce and stir. Cook until thickened, about 4 minutes.
- Add the chicken to the sauce in the wok and toss to coat.
- Garnish with scallions and sesame seeds and enjoy!