General Tso's Chicken
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Extra-crispy chicken chunks tossed in a sweet, tangy, and spicy mahogany glaze balanced with rice vinegar and hoisin sauce. This restaurant-style Chinese takeout classic comes together in just 20 minutes at home.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 2- 10 oz boneless skinless chicken meat ( thigh or breast, cut into bite-sized pieces)
- ½ tablespoon Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry)
- 1 pinch salt
- ⅓ cup cornstarch
- oil (for deep frying)
- 1½ tablespoons oil
- 3 slices ginger (peeled, finely minced)
- 1 clove garlic (finely minced)
- 4-5 dried red chilies (rinsed and seeded)
- 2 stalks scallion (white-part only, cut into 1-inch (2.5cm) lengths)
- 2½ - 3 tablespoons Chinese rice vinegar
- 2½ tablespoons soy sauce
- ½ tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon Hoisin sauce
- ¼ cup water
- 2½ tablespoons sugar
- ½ tablespoon Shaoxing Wine
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 20M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 15m
- Cook
- 5m
- Sodium
- 1418mg
- Total sugar
- 18g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 546mg
- Calcium
- 28mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 15M
- SODIUM
- 1418MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.