We went to Panda Express, PF Changs, Pei Wei, and many, many more only to find many places were clean out of General Tso's. We picked a select few, went head to head, and well... you'll just have to watch the video to see if our homemade General Tso's chicken was the true winner.
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Ingredients you'll need:
Chicken:
- 1.5 lbs (700g) boneless skinless chicken thighs cut into pieces
- 1 tablespoon (14g) shaoxing wine
- 1 tablespoon (14g) soy sauce
- pinch of salt
- 2 cloves garlic mined
- 1 inch knob ginger minced
- 1/2 cup (75g) all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup (60g) corn starch
- oil for frying
General Tso's sauce:
- 1 tablespoons (14g) shaoxing wine
- 1 tbsp (15g) corn starch
- 1/2 cup chicken stock (120ml) (little bit of shirodashi mixed in)
- 3 tablespoons (50g) soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons (45g) granulated sugar
- 1.5 tablespoon (21g) vinegar
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 inch knob ginger, grated
- 1 teaspoon (4g) Chinese chili flakes
- 5 dried red chili peppers (chilies de arbol, korean chilies, etc.)
- toasted sesame seeds for garnish
- thinly sliced green onion for garnish
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