General Tso's Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 lb dark chicken meat
• 2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
• 3 teaspoons chinese rice wine or 3 teaspoons dry sherry, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 4 tablespoons dark soy sauce (or reduced-sodium)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 4 -6 dried chilies
• 4 -6 cups oil (for deep frying)
• 1 large garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon minced ginger
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced

Recipe

• 1 cut chicken into cubes. mix in the soy sauce, 2 teaspoons of the rice wine, pepper, and the cornstarch, adding the cornstarch last. marinate the chicken for 30 minutes.
• 2 combined the dark soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil and 1 teaspoon rice wine. set aside. cut the red chiles in half and remove the seeds. chop and set aside.
• 3 heat the oil to 350°f when the oil is hot, add the chicken cubes and deep-fry until they are lightly browned. remove from the wok and drain on paper towels.
• 4 raise the temperature of the wok to 400°f deep-fry the chicken a second time briefly, until the chicken turns a golden brown. remove from the wok and drain on paper towels.
• 5 drain the wok, leaving 2 tablespoons of oil for stir-frying. when the oil is hot, add the garlic, ginger, and green onions. stir fry briefly until aromatic.
• 6 add the chiles and cook for 1 minute. add the sauce in the middle of the wok and bring it to a boil. add the chicken and mix through.