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Ingredients for General Tso's Chicken
(Tsp- Teaspoon; Tbsp- Tablespoon )
Chicken, boneless thigh pieces cubed- 450 gms (1 lb)
General Tso's Sauce:
⁃ Dark Soy Sauce- 1 tbsp ⁃ Light (low sodium) Soy Sauce ⁃ 1 tbsp ⁃ Rice Vinegar- 3 tbsp ⁃ White Sugar- 3 tbsp ⁃ Hoisin Sauce-2 tbsp ⁃ Water-1/4 cup ⁃ Corn Starch- 1 tbsp
For the Marination ⁃ Salt- 1/4 tsp ⁃ Pepper powder- 1/4 tsp ⁃ General Tso's Sauce, prepared earlier- 2 tbsp
For Breading: ⁃ Egg White, whisked- 4 tbsp ⁃ All Purpose Flour- 1/2 US cup measure ⁃ Corn Starch-3/4 US cup measure ⁃ Baking Soda-1/4 tsp
⁃ Salt- 1/4 tsp
Tempering: ⁃ Oil- 1.5 tbsp ⁃ Garlic cloves fine chopped -2 tbsp ⁃ Ginger, finely chopped- 2 tbsp ⁃ Red Chilli Flakes-1-1.5 tsp
Other Ingredients: ⁃ White Sesame Seeds- 1 tsp ⁃ Oil for deep frying
⁃ Preparation: ⁃ Cut the boneless thigh into 1 inch pieces. ⁃ Prepare General Tso's Sauce by adding all the items mentioned. Give a mix well with a whisk making sure there are no lumps for the corn flour and the white sugar also has dissolved.
⁃ Marinate the chicken pieces with 1/4 tsp each of salt, pepper powder and 2 tbsp US measure of the prepared General Tso's Sauce. Mix and set aside for 30 mins.
Process: ⁃ Add whisked egg white in the marinated chicken and mix it well. ⁃ In another glass container, add the all purpose flour, corn flour, baking soda and salt. Mix it well. ⁃ Take out the chicken pieces without the liquid and add 4-5 in batches in the dry batter mix. ⁃ After adding all the chicken pieces, toss the pieces to coat these completely in the dry mix.
NOW, to fry the chicken pieces, heat oil in a pan/ kadhai for deep frying on medium heat and drop these side by side to not crowd the pan. ⁃ Do not stir for a minute. Now flip, stir and fry on medium heat for a total of 4-5 mins till light golden in colour. ⁃ Remove and repeat for the balance
⁃ Heat oil in a wok and add the fine chopped ginger, garlic and red chilli flakes. ⁃ Mix and sauté for around 1 min and then add the General Tso's Sauce. Mix and cook for a minute or two on medium heat till the sauce starts to thicken. ⁃ Now add the fried chicken pieces and mix and fry on medium heat for around 2 mins till the sauce totally coats the fried chicken pieces ⁃ Finally garnish with white sesame seeds and serve hot.