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General Tao's Chicken Recipe

Recipe

Total time: more than 2 hours

Prep. time: a few minutes
Marinating time: 2-3 hours
Cooking time: 20 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Chef's Note

General Tao was renowned for his dedication to his army. To immortalize him, the Chinese gave his name to this delicious dish.

Ingredients

For 4 servings

- 5 chicken legs (drumstick and thigh) or 3 chicken breasts

- 1 Tbsp. fresh ginger, thinly sliced

- 2 shallots

- 8 green onions, cut into 7 cm (3") lengths

- 1 Tbsp. chopped garlic

- 1/2 Tbsp. dried red chili flakes or more to taste

Marinade

- 2 Tbsp. soy sauce

- 2 Tbsp. cornstarch

- 2 Tbsp. peanut oil for marinating

- 1/4 tsp. salt

- 1 egg white

Sauce

- 1 1/2 Tbsp. rice vinegar or white vinegar

- 2 Tbsp. sugar

- 2 Tbsp. cornstarch

- 2 Tbsp. soy sauce

- 65 ml (1/4 cup) chicken stock

- 1 tsp. sesame oil

Method

Cut the chicken into small pieces.
In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients for the marinade. Add the chicken and toss to coat well. Let marinate in the fridge for 2-3 hours.
Heat the peanut oil in a pan and fry the chicken pieces until crisp and cooked through.
In a wok or large skillet, sauté the ginger, garlic, shallots, green onions and chili flakes in 2 Tbsp. hot oil; stir fry, being careful that the ingredients do not burn.
Add the chicken pieces.
In a bowl, combine all the ingredients for the sauce. Pour over the chicken and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Serve with Thai jasmine rice.

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