General Tao Chicken

Original Recipe by The Search for General Tso

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Prep time: ? || Cook time: ? || Serving: 6 || Rating 10/10

Ingredients

• 1 pound boneless chicken thighs, chopped into 1 inch pieces (breast chicken is fine as well. You can keep the skin on.)
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce, divided (1 tbsp for the marinade & 1 tbsp for the sauce)
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon of honey (Not traditional, optional)
• 1 teaspoon of corn starch (for the chicken pieces)
• 1 1/4 cups corn starch (for the sauce mixture)
• 1/4 cup Chicken Stock
• Dozen dried whole red chilies, halves (remove seeds if don't want too spicy)
• Dash of chili paste or hot sauce (to taste)
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon ginger, minced
• Orange zest (optional
• Sesame Seeds (optional)
• canola oil, for deep-frying

Instructions

1. Prepare the chicken pieces:

   1. Into a big bowl make the marinade: stir in the egg and 1 tablespoon soy sauce.
   2. Add the chicken pieces into the marinade bowl and coat them.
   3. Remove the chicken from its marinade and toss it in a bowl with 1 teaspoon of corn starch for coating.
   4. Heat up the cooking oil in the wok in medium high-heat.
   5. Fry the chicken in batches, ready when golden. Remove and drain on a wire rack over some paper towels.
   6. Pour the oil off into another container and save for subsequent batches. Wipe the wok with a paper towel.

2. Prepare the sauce:

   1. In a small bowl, mix up the sauce: 1 tablespoon soy sauce, tomato paste, rice vinegar, Chicken Stock, sesame oil, honey (optional), 1 1/4 cups corn starch.
   2. In the wok, add peanut oil, red chili and stir fry for 10 seconds on medium-heat.
   3. Add garlic and ginger. Stir fry for 15-20 seconds.
   4. add the sauce mixture and stir it up for a minute or so.

3. When the sauce is looking gooey, add the chicken and mix it in to coat.

4. Add any optional ingredients if needed.

Serve it over rice