asian · 0 min · serves 4
General Tsos Chicken
How much does general tsos chicken cost?
About €1.46 per serving — €5.84 for all 4 servings at typical UK supermarket prices, roughly 471 kcal a serving.
Ingredients
- 1.5 chicken_breast_unit chicken breast
- 0.75 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 egg egg
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.25 tsp garlic powder
- 0.75 cups water
- 0.5 cups chicken stock
- 0.25 cups chilli sauce
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 0.5 tbsp gochujang
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 green_onion_unit green onion
- 1 tsp ginger
Method
- DIRECTIONS:
- STEP 1 - SAUCE
- In a bowl, add 2 Cups of water, 2 Tablespoon soy sauce, 2 Tablespoon white vinegar, sherry cooking wine, 1/4 Teaspoon white pepper, minced ginger, minced garlic, hot pepper, ketchup, hoisin sauce, and sugar.
- Mix together well and set aside.
- STEP 2 - MARINATING THE CHICKEN
- In a bowl, add the chicken, 1 pinch of salt, 1 pinch of white pepper, 2 egg whites, and 3 Tablespoon of corn starch
- STEP 3 - DEEP FRY THE CHICKEN
- Deep fry the chicken at 350 degrees for 3-4 minutes or until it is golden brown and loosen up the chicken so that they don't stick together.
- Set the chicken aside.
- STEP 4 - STIR FRY
- Add the sauce to the wok and then the broccoli and wait until it is boiling.
- To thicken the sauce, whisk together 2 Tablespoon of cornstarch and 4 Tablespoon of water in a bowl and slowly add to your stir-fry until it's the right thickness.
- Next add in the chicken and stir-fry for a minute and serve on a plate
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