Baked General Tso's Chicken
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
Sauce:1/2 cup cornstarch1/4 cup water1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root3/4 cup white sugar1/4 cup soy sauce1/4 cup white wine vinegar1/2 cup hot chicken brothChicken:3 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite size pieces1/2 cup soy sauce1 teaspoon ground white pepper1 egg1 cup cornstarch2 cups chopped green onions16 chile peppers, sun-dried
To Make Sauce: In a large bowl combine 1/2 cup cornstarch and 1/4 cup water. Mix together. Add garlic, ginger, sugar, 1/4 cup soy sauce and white wine vinegar. Then add chicken broth and stir all together until sugar dissolves. Refrigerate until needed.
To Prepare Chicken: In a separate bowl, combine chicken, 1/2 cup soy sauce and white pepper. Stir in egg. Add 1 cup cornstarch and stir until chicken is evenly coated. This may not use up all the cornstarch. Save remaining cornstarch for final step. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes (until done - this will depend on the size of the pieces).
To Make Mixture: Place a small amount of oil (1 tbsp) in wok and heat until wok is hot. Add scallions and dried chile peppers and stir-fry briefly. Remove sauce from refrigerator and stir. Add sauce to wok. Then add baked chicken and cook until sauce thickens (add cornstarch or water as needed until sauce is as thick as you like it).
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user VARMINT3.
To Prepare Chicken: In a separate bowl, combine chicken, 1/2 cup soy sauce and white pepper. Stir in egg. Add 1 cup cornstarch and stir until chicken is evenly coated. This may not use up all the cornstarch. Save remaining cornstarch for final step. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes (until done - this will depend on the size of the pieces).
To Make Mixture: Place a small amount of oil (1 tbsp) in wok and heat until wok is hot. Add scallions and dried chile peppers and stir-fry briefly. Remove sauce from refrigerator and stir. Add sauce to wok. Then add baked chicken and cook until sauce thickens (add cornstarch or water as needed until sauce is as thick as you like it).
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user VARMINT3.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 356.3
- Total Fat: 1.6 g
- Cholesterol: 110.1 mg
- Sodium: 1,691.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 47.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 37.5 g
Member Reviews
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MSOLT01
I am all about General Tso's Chicken....and this was quite off the mark. Sauce should be red pepper. The concept is there, but it lacks the sauciness of a REAL General Tso's. I didn't add as much ginger as the recipe called for, and it was still too much. The leftovers went in the trash. - 10/19/07
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SWIMMFST
This was great. I made some adjustments, but the general recipe is wonderful. My changes: I used Spenda for sugar, I used egg beaters for the egg, and I used very little oil (chicken broth instead). I did not have chili peppers, but used a chopped green pepper. Lots of food, and srvd on rice. - 10/7/07