General Tso's Chicken

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 lb boneless chicken breast
• 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon gingerroot, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/3 cup oil, preferably peanut
• 2 dried red chilies, cut in half lengthwise
• 1 tablespoon orange rind, chopped or 2 teaspoons dried citrus peel, soaked & coarsely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon roasted sichuan peppercorn, finely ground (optional)
• 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

Recipe

• 1 cut chicken into thin slices 2 inches long, cutting against the grain.
• 2 put it into a bowl together with the soy sauce, ginger, cornstarch and 1 teaspoon sesame oil.
• 3 mix well, and then let the mixture marinate for about 20 minutes.
• 4 heat the oil in a wok or large skillet until it is very hot. remove the chicken from the marinade with a slotted spoon.
• 5 add it to the pan and stir-fry it for 2 minutes until it br owns.
• 6 remove it and leave to drain in a colander or sieve. pour off most of the oil, leaving about 2 teaspoons.
• 7 reheat the pan over a high heat and then add the dried chiles.
• 8 stir-fry them for 10 seconds, and then return the chicken to the pan.
• 9 add the rest of the ingredients and stir-fry for 4 minutes, mixing well.
• 10 serve the dish at once.