General Tso's Chicken Recipe (Baked!)
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Carlsbad Cravings · by Jen

General Tso's Chicken Recipe (Baked!)

NUTRITION · PER SERVING52M COOK
CAL 27%·PRO 78%
CARBS 56G42% OF CAL
1G FIBER22G OTHER32G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 14G24% OF CAL
5G SAT9G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

Baked (not fried) chicken coated in ginger spiced breading and smothered in a sweet, spicy, zingy sauce with sriracha and sesame. A flavorful takeout fakeout.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 6
  • 2 pounds chicken breasts cut into 1” pieces
  • 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup rice wine or dry sherry ((I use "Kikkoman Aji-Mirin" found in the Asian section of any grocery store))
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seed oil
  • 1-3 teaspoons Sriracha/ Asian hot chili sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 5 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2-3 tablespoons freshly grated ginger ((or 2-3 teaspoons ground ginger))
  • Dash of pepper
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch ((for Sauce, reserve from marinade))
  • 2 eggs ((do NOT add to flour bag))
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 tablespoons ground ginger ((sounds like a lot but its amazing))
  • 1 tsp EACH salt, onion powder, garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar
PREP
40M
SODIUM
1493MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

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