general tao's chicken
One of the best tasting General Tao's recipes ever.
prep time
25 Min
cook time
5 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- SAUCE
- 1/2 cup oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon each minced garlic and ginger
- 1 tablespoon each cornstarch and water
- CHICKEN & BROCCOLI
- 3 - boneless skinless chicken thighs cut into 2 inch chunks
- 1 box tempura flour
- 2 large shallots diced
- 2 cups fresh broccoli florets
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 3 - scallions diced
How To Make general tao's chicken
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Step 1For the sauce place all ingredients except for cornstarch and water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Mix the cornstarch and water together and add to the sauce ingredients. Let cook 1 minute to thicken. Remove from heat and set aside.
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Step 2Heat oil to fry the chicken to 350 degrees. Mix one cup of tempura flour with 1 cup of cold water. Place the remaining tempura flour in a shallow dish. Dredge the chicken in the dry tempura flour then dredge in the tempura batter. Deep fry until browned in batches. Drain on paper towels.
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Step 3Cook the broccoli florets in salted boiling water for about 4 minutes just until they are crisp tender not mushy.
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Step 4Add oil to large wok or skillet. Add the shallots, chicken and broccoli. Sprinkle the red pepper flakes on top. Pour the sauce over the top and cook for 2 minutes.Top with scallions
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