
The Best General Tso's Chicken
Ingredients (35)
Marinade
- 1 Egg White
- 2 T Dark Soy Sauce
- 2 T Shaoxing Rice Wine
- or 2 T Dry Sherry
- 2 T 80 Proof Vodka
- ¼ tsp Baking Soda
- 3 T Cornstarch
- 1 lb Skinless Boneless Chicken Thighs
Dry Coating
- ½ cup All Purpose Flour
- ½ cup Cornstarch
- ½ tsp Baking Powder
- ½ tsp Kosher Salt
Sauce
- 3 T Dark Soy Sauce
- 2 T Shaoxing Rice Wine
- or 2 T Dry Sherry
- 2 T Seasoned Rice Vinegar
- or 2 T Unseasoned Rice Vinegar
- or 2 T White Distilled Vinegar
- 3 T Low Sodium Chicken Stock
- 4 T Sugar
- 1 tsp Toasted Sesame Oil
- 1 T Cornstarch
- 2 tsp Peanut Oil
- or 2 tsp Vegetable Oil
- or 2 tsp Canola Oil
- 2 tsp Minced Garlic
- 1 1in Knob Fresh Ginger Root
- 9 Scallions
- 8 Dried Red Chinese Chiles
- or 8 Dried Arbol Chiles
- or ¼ tsp Red Pepper Flakes
To Finish
- 1½ qrt Peanut Oil
- or 1½ qrt Vegetable Oil
- or 1½ qrt Canola Oil
- 6 cup Cooked White Rice
Directions
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