How To make General Tao Chicken
10 oz Chicken legs - bite sized
1 tb Minced fresh ginger
2 Scallions - 2 inch lengths
1 tb Minced garlic
2 tb Dried chilli peppers - whole
2 tb Sugar
2 tb Soy sauce
1 1/2 ts Rice vinegar
2 tb Cornstarch
1/4 c Chicken stock
1 ts Sesame oli
2 c Soya oil for cooking
Marinade 1 Egg white
1 tb Cornstarch
1 tb Soy sauce
1. Cut chicken into pieces no larger than 3/4 inch square. Combine marinade
ingredients in large bowl. Add chicken pieces and set aside for 2 hours. Add 2 T cornstarch to chicken stock, store in refridgerater. 2. In a deep pot, heat oil to 350 F. In a basket, or slotted spoon, lower several pieces of chicken into the oil. Fry until chicken becomes crisp (1 to 2 minutes) and test meat to ensure doneness. Continue doing several pieces at a time until all are cooked. 3. In a wok, on high heat, reheat 2 T reserved oil. Add prepared ginger, scallions, garlic, and chilies. Stir to prevent burning. Add the cooked chicken pieces, still stirring quickly. 4. Add sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, stock/cornstarch mixture and stir until thick. Remove from heat, stir in sesame oil, and place on serving dish. Serve with steamed rice.
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00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Cut chicken
00:54 - Background on General Tso’s Chicken
01:43 - Marinate chicken
02:24 - Prepare chicken batter
03:24 - How do you know if your batter is the right consistency?
03:41 - Chop other ingredients
04:38 - Start heating oil for deep frying
04:55 - A quick primer on oils and smoke points
06:02 - How do you know if the oil is hot enough to fry?
07:44 - Create sauce mix
08:41 - Mix chicken with batter and start frying
10:32 - Remove chicken from wok #1
11:45 - Deep fry chicken #2
12:23 - Cook the sauce + flavors
13:58 - My thoughts on discrimination, authentic cuisine
17:41 - Has dad tried General Tso’s Chicken back in China?
18:20 - More on why we fry the chicken twice
19:02 - My parents’ stories on not having cooking oil in China
20:09 - Can you reuse the oil for later?
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General Tso's Chicken Ingrediens:
Serves 4
Marinade for the Chicken
1 lb. Boneless & skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 tsp. Baking soda
1/4 tsp. Black pepper
2 tsp. Shaoxing wine (Chinese cooking wine)
For the Sauce
2 Tbs. Sugar
1 Tbs. Sambal
1 Tbs. Soy sauce
3 Tbs. White vinegar
2 Tbs. Shaoxing wine (Chinese cooking wine)
1/4 cup Chicken stock
1 tsp. Corn starch
For the Batter
1 egg
1/4 cup Corn starch
For Frying & Stir-fry
Frying oil
2 tsp. Chili oil with chili flakes
5 to 6 dried chili
4 Cloves garlic, roughly chopped
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Ingredients
300g chicken thighs
200g corn flour, seasoned with 1/4 tsp salt, and ¼ tsp pepper
10 dried red chillies
5 slices ginger
2 cloves garlic
The Marinade
1 tsp sesame oil
½ tsp sugar
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 egg
The Sauce
30g sugar
1 tsp siracha chilli sauce
1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
½ tbsp black rice vinegar
1 tbsp light soy sauce
½ tsp dark soy sauce
200ml chicken stock
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