{"id":7602,"date":"2024-02-23T06:14:58","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T06:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/?p=7602"},"modified":"2022-02-19T13:37:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T13:37:29","slug":"general-tsos-chicken-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/general-tsos-chicken-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"General Tso\u2019s Chicken &#8211; recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How I love this dish! General Tso\u2019s Chicken was the must-have Chinese takeaway when I lived in the States. It\u2019s a shame that it&#8217;s not often found on UK restaurant menus but here is a recipe that takes me back to General Tso\u2019s Chicken in Connecticut.<\/p>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7546 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/general-Tso.jpg\" alt=\"General Tso's Chicken\" width=\"252\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/general-Tso.jpg 640w, https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/general-Tso-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/general-Tso-150x127.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/>Ingredients<\/h4>\n<h4>SAUCE:<\/h4>\n<p>60g Cornflour<\/p>\n<p>135ml Water<\/p>\n<p>3 tspn Garlic, minced<\/p>\n<p>3 tspn Ginger, minced<\/p>\n<p>170 g Sugar<\/p>\n<p>240ml Soy sauce<\/p>\n<p>120ml White wine vinegar<\/p>\n<p>120ml Chinese cooking wine, or dry sherry<\/p>\n<p>600ml Chicken stock, hot<\/p>\n<p>3 tspns Dried hot pepper flakes, or to taste<\/p>\n<h4>MEAT:<\/h4>\n<p>400g\u00a0 Chicken meat, dark, deboned, cut into large chunks<\/p>\n<p>60ml Soy sauce<\/p>\n<p>1 tspn White pepper<\/p>\n<p>1 Egg, beaten<\/p>\n<p>130g Cornflour<\/p>\n<p>8 Spring onions, sliced<\/p>\n<p>1 Onion, cut into chunks<\/p>\n<p>1 Red pepper, cut into chunks<\/p>\n<p>Vegetable oil for the batter and for deep-frying<\/p>\n<h4>Method<\/h4>\n<p>For the sauce:<\/p>\n<p>Mix 60g cornflour with water.<\/p>\n<p>Add garlic, ginger, sugar, 240ml soy sauce, vinegar, wine, chicken stock and hot pepper flakes.<\/p>\n<p>Stir until sugar dissolves.<\/p>\n<p>Refrigerate until needed.<\/p>\n<h4>For the meat:<\/h4>\n<p>In separate bowl, mix the chicken and the other 60ml soy sauce and the white pepper.<\/p>\n<p>Stir in the egg.<\/p>\n<p>Add 130g of cornflour and mix until chicken pieces are coated evenly.<\/p>\n<p>Add a little vegetable oil to help separate chicken pieces.<\/p>\n<p>Divide the chicken into small quantities and deep-fry at 350\u00b0F, 175\u00b0C until crispy.<\/p>\n<p>Drain on paper towels.<\/p>\n<p>Place a small amount of oil in a wok and heat until the wok is hot.<\/p>\n<p>Add spring onions, onions and peppers and stir-fry briefly.<\/p>\n<p>Stir the sauce and add to the wok. Heat till boiling.<\/p>\n<p>Place the chicken in the hot sauce and cook for a few minutes until the sauce thickens.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: I have reduced the amount of cornflour in the sauce considerably from the original recipe, so if at the end of cooking, the sauce is not thick and glossy, add some more cornflour and water.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/category\/recipes\/\"><strong>See more Recipes here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Recipe by Chrissie Walker \u00a9 2018<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How I love this dish! General Tso\u2019s Chicken was the must-have Chinese takeaway when I lived in the States. 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