General Tso's Chicken
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A delicious and crispy chicken dish with a sweet and sour chili sauce, inspired by Chinese-American cuisine.
00:20:00 total
Serves 4
medium
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Ingredients
- chicken - 1 whole Løgismose chicken (cut into bite-sized pieces)
- fish sauce - 30 ml (for marinating)
- soy sauce - 45 ml (for marinating)
- toasted sesame oil - 1 tablespoon (for marinating)
- rice wine or white wine - 100 ml (for marinating)
- ginger - 100 ml (finely chopped)
- garlic - 8 cloves (finely chopped)
- green chili - 1 (sliced)
- red chili - 1 (sliced)
- red onions - 4 (cut into thin wedges)
- toasted sesame seeds - 50-100 ml (for garnish)
- sweet chili sauce - 400 ml (for the sauce)
- sriracha - 1 tablespoon (for spiciness)
- dried whole chilies - 8 (for flavor)
- black pepper - to taste (freshly ground)
- olive oil - as needed (for sautéing)
- all-purpose flour - 150 ml (for coating)
- cornstarch - 400 ml (for coating)
- eggs - 2 (for coating)
- baking powder - 1 teaspoon (for coating)
- neutral oil - 1 liter (for frying)
Instructions
- Prepare the Chicken: Debone and cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
- Marinate the Chicken: Combine chicken with fish sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, and rice wine. Let marinate for 30 minutes.
- Make the Sauce: In a hot pan, toast dried chilies and black pepper in olive oil. Add ginger, garlic, green and red chilies, and red onions. Sauté until fragrant.
- Add Sauce Ingredients: Stir in sesame seeds, sweet chili sauce, and sriracha. Let simmer until the onions release their liquid.
- Prepare Coating: In a bowl, mix flour, cornstarch, eggs, and baking powder. Coat the marinated chicken pieces.
- Fry the Chicken: Heat oil and fry chicken pieces in batches for 3-4 minutes, then remove and drain. Fry again for 2-3 minutes until golden and crispy.
- Combine Chicken and Sauce: Toss the fried chicken in the prepared sauce.
- Serve: Serve over rice and garnish with chopped green onions and cilantro.
