General Tso’s Chicken
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 50 mins
- Yield: Serves 2-3 as part of a shared meal
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Cuisine: Chinese
An Easy General Tso’s Chicken Recipe which is light and healthy. There is no deep-frying but you can still enjoy the classic flavours of this Chinese takeaway favourite. Recipe adapted from Every Grain of Rice by Fuchsia Dunlop
Ingredients
For the marinade
- 2 teaspoons light soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons potato flour
- 2 teaspoons oil
For the sauce
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon water
- ½ teaspoon potato flour
- ½ teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 1½ teaspoon light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoons water
For the stir-fry
- 350 g (12 oz) chicken breast or thigh fillets, diced
- 6–10 dried red chillies
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped ginger
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
- 1 large red capisicum, diced
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- cooking oil for deep-frying
- spring onions (scallions), sliced
Instructions
- To make the marinade, mix together the light and dark soy sauces with the egg yolk.
- Add the chicken pieces and mix well.
- Stir through the potato flour and then the oil.
- Make the sauce by mixing all the ingredients together in a small bowl or jug.
- Heat the cooking oil in a large saucepan until about 180°C (350°F) and deep-fry the chicken in batches until crisp and golden. Set the chicken aside.
- Heat another saucepan with some of the used cooking oil and stir-fry the dried chillies for a few seconds.
- Add the ginger, garlic and capsicum and cook for a few minutes until fragrant.
- Add the sauce and stir until it thickens.
- Add the cooked chicken to the sauce and give everything a good mix.
- Stir in the sesame oil and garnish with spring onions.
Kitchen Notes
The heat intensity of dried chillies can vary so go easy with them. If you’re a bit timid, I would start by halving the amount of dried chillies in this recipe.
If you can’t find potato flour, you can substitute with half the quantity of cornflour (cornstarch).
COOKING FOR CHILDREN
For a kid-friendly meal, my 15 month old child loved the chicken on its own with some rice on the side.
CONVERSIONS
To convert from cups to grams, and vice-versa, please see this handy Conversion Chart for Basic Ingredients.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: Serves 2 to 3
- Calories: 475
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 212mg
- Fat: 35.7g
- Carbohydrates: 15.4g
- Fiber: 2.5g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 110.4mg
View the recipe online: https://eatlittlebird.com/general-tsos-chicken/
