General Tso's Chicken III

Submitted by Lisa Rittel

• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 3⁄4 lb boneless chicken breast
• 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons rice wine or 2 teaspoons dry sherry
• 1 teaspoon gingerroot, Finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1⁄3 cup peanut oil
• 2 dried red chilies, cut in half lengthwise
• 1 tablespoon orange rind, Coarsely chopped or 2 teaspoons dried citrus peel, Soaked and coarsely chopped
• 1⁄2 teaspoon roasted sichuan peppercorn, Finely ground
• 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sesame oil

directions

1. Cut chicken into thin slices, 2 inches long, cutting against the grain.
2. Put it into a bowl together with the soy sauce, rice wine, ginger, cornstarch and 1 tsp sesame oil.
3. Mix well, let mixture marinate for about 20 minutes.
4. Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet until i t is very hot. Remove the chicken from the marinade with a slotted spoon.
5. Add it to the pan and stir-fry it for 2 minutes until it browns.
6. Remove it and leave to drain in a colander or sieve. Pour off most of the oil, leaving about 2 tsp.
7. Reheat the pan over a high heat and add the dried chilies.
8. Stir-fry them for 10 seconds, then return the chicken to the pan.
9. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir-fry for 4 minutes, mixing well.
10. Serve immediately over white rice.

Reviews

[George Corgi]

It was very good and while it had a lot of ingredients was not difficult to make. The portion size though was incorrect. The dish made enough, with rice, for about 2 people max.

 

[Barefoot Beachcomber]

Very good, used canola oil instead of peanut oil but other than that, made it as written. Good recipe, thanks