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General Tso's chicken (pronounced [tswò]) is a sweet deep-fried chicken dish that is served in North American Chinese restaurants. The dish is named after Zuo Zongtang (also romanized Tso Tsung-t'ang), a Qing dynasty statesman and military leader. If I ever met General Tso, I would thank him for his sweet, spicy sauce and share my deep respect for Season each cutlet generously with salt, then dip each piece of chicken in the flour, shaking Remove the cutlets and broccoli from the oven, divide evenly among plates and spoon the Tso sauce.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook general tso chicken cutlets using 20 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make General Tso Chicken Cutlets:
- Prepare cutlets
- Get 1 lb boneless skinless chicken
- Take 1 large egg
- Make ready 1 tbsp hot sauce (optional)
- Get 3 tbsp corn starch
- Get salt
- Get ground black pepper
- Take optional breading
- Prepare flour or bread crumbs (optional)
- Make ready Tso sauce
- Get 1/2 cup Chicken broth or water
- Get 1/3 cup brown sugar
- Get 1 tbsp corn starch
- Take 3 tbsp hoisin sauce
- Prepare 3 tbsp catsup
- Take 2 tbsp soy sauce
- Get 1 tsp dried ground ginger
- Get crushed red pepper (optional)
- Prepare cooking
- Get oil for pan frying
This healthier lightened up version A plate of take-out General Tso's Chicken is usually made with deep fried chicken thighs and lots of sugar. Just one plate can easily set you back over. The Hunanese have a strong military tradition, and Tso is one of their best-known historical figures. But although many Chinese dishes are named after famous personages, there is no.
Instructions to make General Tso Chicken Cutlets:
- Place each piece of chicken, one at a time, between plastic wrap. Pound to about 1/2 inch thick.
- Mix all the cutlet ingredients (first 5 after the chicken) except the chicken, together in a bowl large enough to hold all the chicken.
- Add the chicken cutlets to the the bowl, mix well. Set aside.
- Mix all tso sauce (every thing else but the oil and bread crumbs) ingredients. I used about 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper for a little heat. Adjust to your taste.
- Added enough oil to a skillet to come up about 1/4 - 1/3 way up the cutlets. Set on medium to medium-high heat.
- I use the cutlets as is, the corn starch coating gives it slight crunch, but if you desire a thicker breading, dredge in seasoned flour or coat with bread crumbs.
- Add cutlets to hot oil, fry until golden, flip, fry other side. Depending on your thickness, 2-4 minutes a side.
- Set each cooked cutlet out to drain.
- When all cutlets are fried, remove all but about a tablespoon of oil.
- Give the tso sauce one final stir, the add to the skillet. Bring to a boil, boil for about 1 minute, until thick. Turn heat down to medium - medium low.
- Adds cutlets back to skillet to warm back up and coat with the sauce.
- Serve with rice, noodles or a side of your choice (couscous shown here)
- Note - I am using both chicken breast and chicken thighs in these pictures.
Many General Tso's chicken recipes call for rice vinegar. But if you really want the rich tangy taste like the restaurant version, you should use Chinkiang vinegar instead. Chinkiang vinegar (Zhenjiang vinegar, 镇江香醋) is a type of Chinese black vinegar. Take a pic and share yours in the comments below! The original General Tso's chicken recipe was invented by the late chef Peng Chang-kuei.
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