General Tso's Chicken
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General Tso's Chicken

NUTRITION · PER SERVING25M COOK
CAL 32%·PRO 61%
CARBS 45G28% OF CAL
1G FIBER0G ADDED0G INTRINSIC33G OTHER12G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 38G52% OF CAL
7G SAT31G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A Chinese-American takeout favorite with crispy chicken in a sweet, savory, spicy, and tangy sauce. Ready in 25 minutes with all the right flavor balance.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 4
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce - light or all-purpose ((NOT dark soy, Note 1))
  • 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar ((sub white wine vinegar))
  • 2 tsp chilli paste (, any (Sambal Oelak is great))
  • 1 tsp sesame oil (toasted preferably (Note 6))
  • 3 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp cornflour/cornstarch
  • 3/4 cup chicken stock/broth (, low sodium)
  • 600g/ 1.4 lb chicken thighs (, boneless skinless, cut into 2.5cm / 1" pieces (breast / tenderloin - Note 2))
  • 1 tsp ginger (, finely grated)
  • 1 tsp garlic (,finely grated)
  • 1 cup cornflour/cornstarch ((Note 5))
  • 1 - 4 cups oil, for frying ((peanut, vegetable or canola; Note 4))
  • 2 tbsp oil ((peanut, vegetable or canola))
  • 2 tsp ginger (, finely chopped (Note 3))
  • 2 cloves garlic (, finely chopped (Note 3))
  • 1/2 teaspoon red chilli flakes ((red pepper flakes))
  • Finely sliced green onion
  • Sesame seeds
PREP
15M
SODIUM
731MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.