General Tso's Chicken

Servings: 2 servings

INGREDIENTS

1 lb Chicken breasts
-boneless; skinless,
- cut into 1" pieces
3 tb Soy sauce
1 tb Cornstarch
1 Egg white; beaten frothy
1 c Vegetable oil
3 Dried hot chili peppers
-broken in half
2 Garlic cloves; chopped fine
1 1" piece ginger root; peeled
-and finely chopped
1 tb White wine vinegar
1 tb White wine
1 ts Cornstarch
1 tb Brown sugar
1 ts Sesame oil
1/4 ts Salt

INSTRUCTIONS

In a glass bowl, place chicken pieces. Combine 1 tbsp. soy sauce and 1 tbsp. cornstarch. Blend in beaten egg white. Pour over chicken and toss to coat well. Marinate in refrigerator for 1 hour.

In a small bowl, combine remaining soy sauce, vinegar, white wine, and 1 tsp. cornstarch; mix until smooth. Stir in sugar, sesame oil and salt. In a wok heat oil. Deep-fry chicken, a few pieces at a time, about 1 minute, or until golden brown. Remove and drain on paper towel.

Pour all but 2 tbsp. oil out of wok. To the wok, add chili peppers, garlic and ginger; stir-fry 1 minute. Pour sauce mixture into wok and cook, stirring, about 1 minute, until thickened. Return chicken pieces to wok. Mix well and serve immediately.

CHEF COMMENTS

I like to serve this with rice and Sauteed Snow Peas and Red Peppers. The chicken is spicy hot with the dried chili peppers, so adjust to your taste. Enjoy!

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