Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, general tso's chicken and fried rice. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
They never taste like real Chinese takeout, so I was very worried about how my General Tso Chicken and Fried Rice was going to taste. As I cooked, I tasted and to my surprise everything seemed to taste pretty darn good. Since everyone loves their Chinese food differently, if you feel like this recipe needs more seasonings then go ahead and add.
General tso's chicken and fried rice is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. General tso's chicken and fried rice is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have general tso's chicken and fried rice using 22 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make General tso's chicken and fried rice:
- Prepare pieces Boneless Chicken breast or chicken thighs cut in
- Make ready 1 egg
- Get 1/2 onion
- Take 1/2 cup cornstarch and 3 tbsp cornstarch
- Take 1/2 tbsp salt
- Make ready 1/2 tbsp pepper
- Make ready 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
- Make ready 1 tbsp crushed pepper flakes
- Prepare Chinese 7 spice seasoning
- Make ready Grated ginger
- Prepare 2 cloves garlic
- Get 2 tbsp sesame oil
- Take 2 tbsp sugar
- Get 1 tbsp brown sugar
- Take 1/2 cup water or chicken broth
- Make ready 1/4 cup soy sauce (low sodium or mushroom soy are great subs)
- Get 1 1/2 canola or vegetable oil for frying
- Take For the rice:
- Prepare Cold Jasmine rice
- Take 1/2 onion
- Make ready Sesame oil
- Prepare 1 egg
Remove chicken from oven and pour the sauce in the wok or skillet and stir to coat chicken. Stir in green onion and hot red pepper flakes (optional). General tso's chicken and fried rice I was craving Chinese food but can't leave the house because I have a newborn so I recreated this classic Asian cuisine. General Tso's chicken (pronounced ) is a sweet deep-fried chicken dish that is served in North American Chinese restaurants.
Instructions to make General tso's chicken and fried rice:
- Cover your chicken pieces in salt, pepper, egg and cornstarch set aside.
- Heat your oil and fry the chicken.
- In a pan toast your red pepper flakes and Chinese spices for 30 seconds
- Add sesame oil, ginger and garlic. Let it cook for 40 secs then stir in both sugar and brown sugar for 40 secs.
- Stir in the vinegar, soy sauce, water, and 3 tbsp of cornstarch to pan turn on low to simmer and keep stirring till thick
- In a separate pan on med-high coat the bottom with sesame oil and canola oil. Cook the egg and onions first then add the cold rice.
- Stir in soy sauce till rice mixture is fully covered. Cook for 3 mins or until desired crispiness
- Once chicken is finished, add to a separate pan with onions and broccoli. Cook on high and slowly mix in the sauce.
- Plate and enjoy!🤗🤗
The dish is named after Zuo Zongtang (also romanized Tso Tsung-t'ang), a Qing dynasty statesman and military leader, although there is no recorded connection to him nor is the dish known in Hunan, Zuo's home province. This General Tso Chicken is near and dear to my heart. It's actually the first meal my husband, Jared, ever made for me back when we were dating. How lucky am I to have a husband that loves to cook! With a recipe as good and easy as this, you won't ever have to, or want to, order-out for Chinese food again.
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