General Tso’s Chicken

Name: General Tso’s Chicken
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 3 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar; 1 tsp sesame oil; 1 tbsp cornflour; 1 tbsp hoisin sauce; 2 tsp chilli paste; 3 tbsp brown sugar; 3/4 cup chicken stock; 600g chicken thigh; 1 tsp ginger grated; 1 tsp garlic grated; 1 cup cornflour; 2 tbsp oil; 2 cloves of garlic finely chopped; 2 tsp ginger finely chopped; 1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes

8 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:52:23 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories441.4 kcal (22%)

Total Fat23.1 g (33%)

Carbs39 g (15%)

Sugars9.9 g (11%)

Protein18.2 g (36%)

Sodium865.8 mg (43%)

Fiber0.9 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

Instructions

Step 1

Mix marinade ingredients of soy, hoisin, vinegar, chilli and sesame oil

Step 2

Take 2 tablespoons of marinade and mix with chicken. Add garlic and ginger and marinade for 30 minutes

Step 3

Add 1 cup of cornflour into chicken and toss to coat

Step 4

Shake excess flour off

Step 5

Use rest of marinade and add corn flour and brown sugar to it. Mix and then add chicken stock

Step 6

Fry chicken and drain on paper towel

Step 7

Clean fry pan. Add oil, garlic, ginger, chilli flakes and fry for 30 seconds. Add sauce until it is simmering and it is thick enough to draw a path across pan base

Step 8

Add chicken and toss quickly in sauce