General Tso’s Chicken Recipe
General Tso’s Chicken is a Chinese takeout go-to. Make it all in one dish in the comfort of your home for a sweet and spicy treat!
Ingredients
- 2 lbchicken thighs (trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces)
- ½ cupcorn starch
- ¼ cupextra light olive oil (for frying, plus more as needed)
- 2 tbspminced ginger (from a 2-inch piece of ginger)
- 3 clovesgarlic (or 1 tbsp grated or finely minced)
- ½ tspred pepper flakes (or added to taste)
- 1 tspsesame seeds (optional for garnish)
- ½ cupcold water
- 5 tbsplow sodium soy sauce
- 3 tbsprice vinegar (or more to taste)
- 1 ½ tbsphoisin sauce
- 4 tbspgranulated sugar
- 1 ½ tbspcorn starch
Directions
- 1
Cut chicken into 1-inch cubes. Toss chicken in batches with cornstarch, tapping off the excess. Set dredged chicken on a platter and set aside.
- 2
In a separate dish, combine all the ingredients for your sauce and whisk to combine.
- 3
Preheat a non-stick skillet with oil. Cook chicken in 2 to 3 batches, sauteeing until golden on both sides and cooked through then remove the chicken from the pan and transfer to a bowl. Repeat with the remaining chicken, adding more oil as needed. Leave at least 1 Tbsp oil in the pan.
- 4
Add the garlic, ginger and pepper flakes. Sautee for about 30 seconds or until fragrant.
- 5
Add the sauce to the skillet and bring it to a simmer while stirring. Let it simmer for 1 minute to cook off the vinegar a little. Taste the sauce and add more soy sauce or rice vinegar to taste if desired. Add the chicken and toss to coat. Serve garnished with sesame seeds if desired.