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General Tao Chicken

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50 min

General Tao Chicken

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Time

50 min

Serving

6 persons

Calories

522

Rating

4.00★ (416)

Cuisine

Chinese
Author: Victoria Buriak
This General Tao chicken tastes the same as the one served in Chinese restaurants, without the deep frying. Serve on steamed jasmine or basmati rice.

Ingredients

  • skinless, boneless chicken breast halves: 2 pound (cut into bite-size pieces)
  • cornstarch: 0.25 cup
  • eggs: 2 piece
  • salt: 1 tsp
  • ground black pepper: 0.5 tsp
  • all-purpose flour: 6 Tbsp
  • baking powder: 1 tsp
  • vegetable oil: 0.5 cup
  • green onion: 0.5 cup (chopped)
  • ginger root: 2 Tbsp (fresh; grated)
  • sesame oil: 4 tsp
  • water: 0.5 cup
  • white sugar: 0.5 cup
  • distilled white vinegar: 0.25 cup
  • cornstarch: 2 Tbsp
  • soy sauce: 2 Tbsp
  • oyster sauce: 0.25 cup
  • ketchup: 0.25 cup

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Stages of cooking

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  1. Coat chicken pieces with cornstarch in a bowl; set aside.
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  2. Beat eggs, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl until combined. Stir in flour and baking powder until no large lumps remain. Mix in chicken pieces until evenly coated.
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  3. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat. Cook chicken in hot oil until golden brown and no longer pink on the inside, about 12 minutes. Set chicken aside; keep warm.
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  4. Make sauce: Reduce heat to medium-high; add green onion, ginger, and sesame oil to the skillet. Cook and stir until onion is limp and ginger begins to brown, about 1 minute. Pour in water, sugar, and vinegar; bring to a boil.
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  5. Dissolve cornstarch in soy sauce in a small bowl and stir into vinegar mixture along with oyster sauce and ketchup. Cook until sauce has thickened and is no longer cloudy. Stir in chicken; simmer until heated through.
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