Recipe Details

Summary

Name: General Tso's Chicken 4

Category: Chicken

Ingredients and Directions

2 Whole Chicken Breasts

2 Hot Peppers (Or More)

-Crushed 1/2 c Cornstarch

1 Orange Rind, Minced

1 tb Ginger, Minced

1/3 c Fried Peanuts, Chopped

-----------BATTER-----------

1 Egg

1/4 c Beer

2 tb Soy Sauce

1/2 ts Salt

1/4 c Flour

1/4 c Cornstarch

1/2 ts Baking Powder

1 ds Pepper

------SEASONING SAUCE------

6 tb Sugar

3 tb Cider Vinegar

5 tb Soy Sauce

1 ts Cornstarch

Skin and bone the chicken. Cut into 1-1/2" x 2" strips. Mix batter. Add chicken, tossing lightly to coat. Cover and chill for 1/2 hour. Mix seasoning sauce. Coat each piece of chicken well with cornstarch. Arrange chicken on well-floured wax paper. Heat 2-3" of oil in a pan until very hot. Fry chicken for 30 seconds. Drain well on a cookie sheet covered with paper towels. Reheat oil over high heat until very hot. Refry chicken until crispy and golden brown. Drain again and keep hot in oven. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in wok over medium heat. Fry orange rind until golden brown. Add chili and ginger, stir-frying 20 seconds. Mix in seasoning sauce and heat to boil, stirring constantly until foam subsides and the sauce thickens slightly and turns to glaze (about 2 minutes or more). Add fried chicken, tossing to coat well. Sprinkle chopped peanuts on top.