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  • Chinese: General Tsao's Chicken 1

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    Chinese: General Tsao's Chicken 1
    Servings: 6
    by Global Cookbook
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    Ingredients

    • 1 lb Boneless chicken breasts cut, into 1 in pcs
    • 3 Tbsp. Soy suace
    • 3 Tbsp. Cornstarch
    • 1 x Egg white beaten till, frothy
    • 1 c. Veg. oil
    • 3 x Warm dry chili peppers, broken in half
    • 2 x Cloves garlic finely minced
    • 1 piece ginger root (1 in), peeled and finely ch
    • 1 Tbsp. White wine vinegar
    • 1 Tbsp. White wine
    • 1 tsp Cornstarch
    • 1 tsp Sesame oil
    • 1/2 tsp Salt
    • 1 tsp Brown sugar

    Directions

    1. Wow, with over a dozen Chinese or possibly Oriental cookbooks, I had a hard time finding this recipe! It is probably called something else (like spicy fried chicken) and I really do have a dozen recipes.
    2. General Tsao was a real person, general and poet who lived in China 155-220 AD.
    3. rn e in the frig for 1 hour.
    4. Heat the oil in a wok. Deep fry the chicken, a few pcs at a time, about 1 minute or possibly till golden. Remove and drain on paper towels.
    5. Pour all but 2 TB of the oil out of the wok.
    6. To the oil in the wok, add in the chili peppers, garlic and ginger, stir-fry
    7. 2 min.
    8. In a small bowl, combine the remaining soy sauce, vinegar, white wine and 1 tea cornstarch, mix till smooth. Stir in sugar, sesame oil and salt.
    9. Pour into wok, cook, stirring for 2 min till thickened.
    10. Return chicken pcs to wok, mix well and serve.

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