General Tso’s chicken – Asian Food Recipes

Recipe ingredients and directions:

Serves 4

4 large chicken legs

1 egg

1/2 tbsp cornstarch

1/2 tbsp vegetable oil

2 green onions

1 1/2 tbsps light soy sauce

1 1/2 tbsps mushroom soy sauce

1 1/2 tbsps rice wine or dry sherry

2 1/2 inch piece frsh ginger

3 tbsps chicken bouillon

1 tbsp cornstarch

1 tsp brown sugar

grinding of fresh pepper

1 tsp rice or cider vinegar

1/2 tbsp chilli paste

1 tsp sesame oil (optional)

Bone and cut the chicken into 1/2 inch pieces, combine it with the

egg, oil and cornstarch. Combine the ingredients for Sauce 1. Warm

2 serving dishes, one lined with paper towel, in a 250 degree oven.

Fill a wok to a depth of 1 1/2 to 2 inches with oil, heat to high

(400deg), or a day-old cube of bread browns in just under a minute.

Heat for another 4 mins. Put the chicken pieces in the oil, then

stir fry for 3 mins. Remove the chicken, and keep warm in the

paper-lined dish in the oven.

Empty the oil from the wok, reduce the heat to medium (350deg) and

stir in Sauce 1. As soon as it bubbles, stir in the chicken.

Sprinkle sauce 2 over the chicken, stir fry for another minute,

then turn into the warm serving dish. Scrape the sauce over the

chicken, and serve at once.

Category: Asian Recipes