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Chinese Imperial Palace General Tso’s Chicken – our recipe will have people wondering where you ordered this take out from.

May 6, 2009

This has to be one of our most delicious Chinese recipes hands down.  You can make Chinese food that tastes just as good as any Chinese restaurant that you might go to. While this recipe make take a little extra work, we know that you will find that it is worth it.

General Tso’s Chicken

Yield: 4 to 6 large servings.

Make sauce and refrigerate until needed:
1/2 C. Cornstarch
1/4 C. Water
1 1/2 tsp. minced fresh Garlic
1 1/2 tsp. minced fresh Ginger
3/4 C. Sugar
1/2 C. Soy Sauce
1/4 C. White Vinegar
1/4 C. Sherry (I have used a white wine before as well)
1 can condensed Chicken Broth

Put everything into a quart jar with a lid and shake it up, then put in the fridge. Just shake it up again when you are ready to use it.
Meat
3 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken, cut into chunks
1/4 C. Soy Sauce
1 egg, beaten
1 C. Cornstarch
2 C. sliced Green Onions
8 small dried Hot Peppers, seeds removed (Get these the produce section in a grocery store)
Mix chicken, soy sauce, and hot peppers. Stir in egg. Add cornstarch, and mix until chicken pieces are coated. (It will look awful at this point.) Deep fry 7 or 8 chicken pieces at a time in a 350 degree oil until chicken pieces are crispy. Drain on paper towels. Repeat until all chicken chunks are fried.
Place a small amount of oil (1 Tbsp.) in wok, and heat to 400 degrees. Add onions, peppers (reusing them at this point..), and stir fry about 30 seconds. Stir sauce mixture, and then add to wok. Cook until thick. If it gets too thick, add water to right consistency. Add chicken to sauce in wok, and cook until all is hot and bubbly.
Serve with fried or steamed rice.
This does not reheat well, so eat in one sitting.

  • Jo

    Does anyone have the recipe for General Joe’s Singapore Chicken dish? Thanks.

  • Miriam

    Ok this is a GREAT recipe! I didn’t have the peppers so I just added in some red pepper flakes and some sriracha sauce and it worked wonders. I actually brined my chicken first to make it extra juicy – but i didn’t wash it off well so it was WAY too salty. Also, I really really doubt that all that corn starch is necessary, sauces tend to thicken up pretty easily with corn starch, i can’t imagine why so much is required for this recipe. Next time I will try it with less… and I will definitely be trying this recipe again soon!
    This is actually a stellar recipe in my humble opinion. I understand you my be skeptical on the recipe, I have had fabulous results with this recipe. While my recipe doesn’t ask for brining, you can also brine with a combination of half sugar and half salt and it comes out very well too! ~

  • Brian

    how many servings does this make? i have a family of 3. thanks

  • http://www.copykat.com Stephanie

    You will have plenty of left overs, this makes 4 extremely large servings.