INGREDIENTS
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6 whole chicken legs (thighs and drumsticks)
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1/2 cup of water
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1 cup cornstarch
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1 egg
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4 Tb vegetable oil
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pinch salt
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3 Szechuan dried peppers, cut in half
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5 pieces dried orange peel (peel an orange and let dry for a couple days)
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2 scallon bulbs chopped coarse
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2 cloves crushed garlic
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1 1/2 tsps minced ginger
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1 1/2 tsps fresh garlic
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1 1/2 tsps finely sliced scallion
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3 Tb white wine
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3/4 tsp vinegar
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3 Tb mushroom soy (light or low salt soy sauce is fine)
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3/4 tsp oyster sauce
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1 1/2 Tb sugar
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white pepper
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1/2 cup special restaurant sauce (recipe follows)
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1/2 cup chicken broth
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4 Tb white vinegar
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8 Tb sugar
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8 Tb cornstarch and water mixture