Saturday, October 9, 2010

General Tsao’s Chicken

More commonly know at our house as "Daddy Chicken."  :)  Here is Jon's version as per everybody's requests.

Ingredients:
--- Sauce ---
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/2 cup hot chicken broth
--- Chicken ---
3 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite size pieces
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 Tsp Sesame Oil
1 teaspoon ground white pepper
Red Pepper Flakes (add for desired heat - approx. 1 tsp for very mild, kid friendly heat)

Directions:
  1. To Make Sauce: In a large bowl combine cornstarch and water. Mix together. Add garlic, ginger, sugar, soy sauce and white wine vinegar. Then add chicken broth and stir all together until sugar dissolves. Refrigerate until needed.
  2. To Prepare Chicken: In a Wok, add oils. While the pan is heating up, sprinkle on the white pepper and red pepper flakes. This helps release the heat from the red pepper. Don't let the red pepper cook too long or it will burn.  Allow to cook for only 30 seconds or so.  Add the chicken and mix around to coat the chicken in the oil mixture. Add a few dashes of soy sauce.  Cook until chicken is done. If there is any excess liquid, drain this out of the pan before continuing on to the next step.
  3. To Make Mixture: Remove sauce from refrigerator and stir. Move the chicken to the sides of the wok and add sauce to wok. Cook until sauce thickens.  Serve with rice and steamed broccoli for our favorite full meal plan.

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