General Tso’s Chicken

Name: General Tso’s Chicken
Ingredients: •1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, sliced into 1-inch cubes; •1 1/2 cups cornstarch; •1/2 teaspoon salt; •1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; •3 cups peanut or vegetable oil for frying, plus 1 tablespoon for stir-frying; •8 dried whole red chilis, or substitute 1/4 teaspoon dried red chili flakes; •2 cloves garlic, minced; •1 teaspoon white sesame seeds, for garnish; •Scallions, green parts thinly sliced, for garnish; Marinade:; •1 tablespoons soy sauce; •1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine or dry sherry; •2 egg whites; Sauce:; •1/4 cup chicken stock, or substitute water; •1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste; •1 tablespoon soy sauce; •1 tablespoon rice vinegar; •1 teaspoon hoisin sauce; •1 teaspoon chili paste; •1 teaspoon sesame oil; •1 tablespoon sugar; •1 teaspoon cornstarch

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INGREDIENTS

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•1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, sliced into 1-inch cubes

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•1 1/2 cups cornstarch

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•1/2 teaspoon salt

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•1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

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•3 cups peanut or vegetable oil for frying, plus 1 tablespoon for stir-frying

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•8 dried whole red chilis, or substitute 1/4 teaspoon dried red chili flakes

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•2 cloves garlic, minced

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•1 teaspoon white sesame seeds, for garnish

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•Scallions, green parts thinly sliced, for garnish

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Marinade:

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•1 tablespoons soy sauce

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•1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine or dry sherry

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•2 egg whites

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Sauce:

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•1/4 cup chicken stock, or substitute water

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•1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste

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•1 tablespoon soy sauce

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•1 tablespoon rice vinegar

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•1 teaspoon hoisin sauce

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•1 teaspoon chili paste

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•1 teaspoon sesame oil

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•1 tablespoon sugar

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•1 teaspoon cornstarch

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