General tso's chicken #7
Yield: 2 Servings MMM
Ingredients:
- 1 lb Chicken breasts -boneless skinless - cut into 1" pieces
- 3 tb Soy sauce
- 1 tb Cornstarch
- 1 Egg white; beaten frothy
- 1 c Vegetable oil
- 3 Dried hot chili peppers -broken in half
- 2 Garlic cloves; chopped fine
- 1 1" piece ginger root; peeled -and finely chopped
- 1 tb White wine vinegar
- 1 tb White wine
- 1 ts Cornstarch
- 1 tb Brown sugar
- 1 ts Sesame oil
- 1/4 ts Salt
Instructions:
In a glass bowl place chicken pieces. Combine 1 tb. soy sauce and 1 tb. cornstarch. Blend in beaten egg white. Pour over chicken and toss to coat well. Marinate in refrigerator for 1 hour. In a small bowl combine remaining soy sauce vinegar white wine and 1 tsp. cornstarch; mix until smooth. Stir in sugar sesame oil and salt. In a wok heat oil. Deep-fry chicken a few pieces at a time about 1 minute or until golden brown. Remove and drain on paper towel. Pour all but 2 tb. oil out of wok. To the wok add chili peppers garlic and ginger; stir-fry 1 minute. Pour sauce mixture into wok and cook stirring about 1 minute until thickened. Return chicken pieces to wok. Mix well and serve immediately.
