General Tso's Chicken (restaurant Quality)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1-1/2 pounds cut into 1-inch pieces)
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons gingerroot, freshly grated
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 3 large egg whites
• 1 1/2 cups cornstarch
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 4 cups vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 for the marinade and sauce: whisk hoisin, vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, cornstarchand water in bowl.
• 2 combine 6 tablespoons hoisin mixture and chicken in zipper-lock bag; refrigerate 30 minutes.
• 3 heat oil in large skillet over medium heat until shimmering.
• 4 cook garlic, ginger, and pepper flakes until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• 5 add 2 cups hoisin mixture and simmer, whisking constantly, until dark brown and thickened, about 2 minute.
• 6 cover and keep sauce warm.
• 7 for coating and frying: whisk egg whites in shallow dish until foamy.
• 8 combine cornstarch, flour, baking soda, and remaining hoisin mixture in second shallow dish until mixture resembles course meal.
• 9 remove chicken from marinade and pat dry with aper towels.
• 10 toss half of the chicken with egg whites until well coated, then dredge chicken in cornstarch mixture, pressing to adhere.
• 11 transfer coated chicken to plate and repeat with remaining chicken.
• 12 heat oil in dutch oven over medium-high heat until oil registers 350 degrees.
• 13 fry half of the chicken until golden brown, about 3 minutes, turning each piece halfway through cooking.
• 14 transfer chicken to paper towel-lined plate.
• 15 return oil to 350 degrees and repeat with remaining chicken.
• 16 to serve: warm sauce over medium-low heat until simmering, about 1 minute.
• 17 add crispy chicken and toss to coat.
• 18 serving over rice or noodles would be awesome!