Sichuan General Tso's ChickenSichuan General Tso's Chicken

Name: Sichuan General Tso's Chicken
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 29 min
Total time: 41 min
Yield: 4 Persons
Ingredients: 3/4 pound boneless chicken breast; 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce; 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger root; 1 teaspoon cornstarch; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 1/3 cup oil, preferably peanut; 2 dried red chiles cut in half lengthwise; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh orange peel; 1/2 teaspoon roasted Sichuan peppercorns (finely ground), optional; 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon sugar

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Cuisine

International

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Servings

4 Persons

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Prep Time

12 Minutes

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Cook Time

29 Minutes

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Difficulty

Medium Level

Sichuan General Tso's Chicken might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. One portion of this dish contains roughly 19g of protein, 22g of fat, and a total of 297 calories. For $1.2 per serving, this recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. 1 person were glad they tried this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 29 minutes. If you have roasted sichuan peppercorns, soy sauce, ginger root, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by cdkitchen. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. Overall, this recipe earns a very bad (but still fixable) spoonacular score of 0%. General Tso Chicken, General Tso's Chicken, and General Tso’s Chicken are very similar to this recipe.

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Ingredients

•3/4 pound boneless chicken breast

•2 teaspoons dark soy sauce

•1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger root

•1 teaspoon cornstarch

•1 teaspoon sesame oil

•1/3 cup oil, preferably peanut

•2 dried red chiles cut in half lengthwise

•1 tablespoon chopped fresh orange peel

•1/2 teaspoon roasted Sichuan peppercorns (finely ground), optional

•2 teaspoons dark soy sauce

•1/4 teaspoon salt

•1 teaspoon sugar

Cooking Instructions

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Cut chicken into thin slices 2 inches long, cutting against the grain. Put it into a bowl together with the soy sauce, ginger, cornstarch and 1 teaspoon sesame oil.
02
Mix well, and then let the mixture marinate for about 20 minutes.
03
Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet until it is very hot.
04
Remove the chicken from the marinade with a slotted spoon.
05
Add it to the pan and stir-fry it for 2 minutes until it browns.
06
Remove it and leave to drain in a colander or sieve.
07
Pour off most of the oil, leaving about 2 teaspoons. Reheat the pan over a high heat and then add the dried chiles. Stir-fry them for 10 seconds, and then return the chicken to the pan.
08
Add the rest of the ingredients and stir-fry for 4 minutes, mixing well.

Cooking Reviews

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