General Tso Chicken

General Tso’s chicken is a sweet and spicy deep-fried chicken dish that is popular in North American Chinese restaurants. This dish for the first time was made between 1812 and 1885. The dish is named after Zuo Zongtang (also romanized Tso Tsung-t’ang), a Qing dynasty statesman and military leader, although there is no recorded connection to him nor is the dish known in Hunan, Zuo’s home province.

Today we can help you to feel like a true Chinese general with this amazing and simple taste.

1. Prepare all for cooking

Cut the ginger, garlic, and chicken breast. Mix egg whites, 1 tbsp. soy sauce, 1 tbsp. Cornstarch, salt, and pepper, until fully combined. Pour the batter over the chicken and let it soak for at least 30 minutes.

2. Fry the chicken

Heat vegetable oil to 180º and fry chicken in batches (you don’t want to fry too many at the time because the temperature will drop). Remove the excess oil using paper or kitchen towels.

3. Make the sauce

To make the sauce, dissolve the corn starch in the wine. Heat the sesame oil in a pot and add garlic and ginger. Cook until soft and fragrant (around 10 minutes). Add the chicken stock, 2 tbsp. Soy Sauce, Thai Chili Sauce, and fish sauce. Cook for 10 minutes or until it’s thick.

4. Serve it

Pour sauce over the chicken and combine. Serve with sesame seeds.

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