General Tso's Chicken
Serves: 2 to 3
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.
Ingredients
For the marinade
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons potato flour
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
For the sauce
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon water
- ½ teaspoon potato flour
- ½ teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 1 ½ teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoons water
For the stir-fry
- 350 g (12 oz) chicken breasts, or chicken thighs, diced
- 6-10 dried red chillies
- 2 teaspoons ginger, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons garlic, finely chopped
- 1 red capisicum, (bell pepper) diced
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- vegetable 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).
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