General Tso’s Chicken

Name: General Tso’s Chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 3 pounds chicken thighs; 1 cup corn starch; Oil for frying; 1 teaspoon red peppers; 4 cloves garlic minced; 3/4 Cup rice vinegar; 4 teaspoons hoisin sauce; 1 cup water; 6 tablespoons sugar; 3/4 Cup soy sauce

8 steps

Prep:30minCook:30min

Updated at: Sat, 09 Dec 2023 00:43:53 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories851 kcal (43%)

Total Fat54.4 g (78%)

Carbs52.6 g (20%)

Sugars21 g (23%)

Protein36.7 g (73%)

Sodium2907.3 mg (145%)

Fiber0.9 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

3 poundschicken thighs

1 cupcorn starch

oil for frying

1 teaspoonred peppers

4cloves garlic

minced

¾ cuprice vinegar

4 teaspoonshoisin sauce

1 cupwater

6 tablespoonssugar

¾ cupsoy sauce

Instructions

Step 1

Cut up the chicken thighs into 1 inch chunks

Step 2

Toss the chicken thighs with the 1/2 cup cornstarch and let sit.

Step 3

Mix together the rice vinegar, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, red pepper, water, sugar and 2 tablespoons cornstarch in a small bowl and whisk together. Set aside.

Step 4

Put oil in frying pan and heat until warm. Add chicken to the pan and fry until crispy and golden brown.

Step 5

Remove the chicken from the pan and drain all but a tablespoon of the oil.

Step 6

Add garlic to the oil and cook for 30 seconds.

Step 7

Add in the chicken and toss, then add the sauce. Stir for 1 minute, until sauce thickened.

Step 8

Serve immediately