Joe's General Tso Chicken

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 -1 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 cup peanut oil, as needed
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon cooking sherry or 1 tablespoon red wine
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 3 -4 cups peanut oil (for deep frying)
• 8 dried hot red chili peppers
• 1/4 cup green onion, sliced
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil

Recipe

• 1 mix all sauce ingredients together in a medium bowl, stir and refrigerate until needed.
• 2 cut chicken into 1-inch cubed pieces.
• 3 place in large bowl and add 1/4 cup soy sauce and pepper.
• 4 stir in egg.
• 5 gradually add cornstarch until well coated. will be very sticky.
• 6 add up to a 1/2 cup oil as needed to separate chicken. will still be sticky, but easier to manage.
• 7 fry chicken in small batches at 350 degrees until crispy. about 4 minutes per batch.
• 8 drain on paper towels.
• 9 in a wok (or in a pinch use large spaghetti pot) heat 1 tablespoon of oil over medium to medium high heat.
• 10 add chili peppers and onions stir fry for 30 seconds.
• 11 add sauce mixture to wok stirring until sauce thickens to a nice glaze.
• 12 remove from heat.
• 13 add chicken stirring until well coated.
• 14 serve with steamed broccoli and rice.