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10-06-2004, 05:38 PM
General Tsao's Chicken
1 1/2 lbs. chicken,boneless,3/4 in cubes
1 egg
1 cup flour
oil for frying
3/4 cup water
3 tbsp. soy sauce
3 tbsp.corn starch
2 tbsp. white vinegar
3 tbsp. Mirin, Sweet Rice Wine
3 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. Hoisin sauce
2 tbsp. chili paste with garlic
10 black peppercorns
1 tbsp. oil for veggie stir fry
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. fresh ginger root, shredded
5 stalks bok choy, sliced aganist the grain
1 green bell pepper, seeded and cut into short strips
1 red bell pepper, deeded and cut into short strips
Beat egg in small bowl and put flour in a seperate bowl. Dip the chicken in the egg, then into the flour and fry in oil until light brown. Set aside.
In a bowl combine water, soy sauce, cornstarch, vinegar,wine , sugar, hoisin,chili paste and peppercorns. NOTE: if you desire a saucer GTC, increase the sauce ingredients by half.
Heat the tbsp. of oil in a wok or large skillet and add the garlic and ginger, Stir -Fry for a few moments and add the bok choy and peppers. Stir- fry for only a minute, undercooking the veggies. Add the sauce and stir until thickened then add the chicken to heat through and coat. Serve on or with rice on the side.
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1 1/2 lbs. chicken,boneless,3/4 in cubes
1 egg
1 cup flour
oil for frying
3/4 cup water
3 tbsp. soy sauce
3 tbsp.corn starch
2 tbsp. white vinegar
3 tbsp. Mirin, Sweet Rice Wine
3 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. Hoisin sauce
2 tbsp. chili paste with garlic
10 black peppercorns
1 tbsp. oil for veggie stir fry
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. fresh ginger root, shredded
5 stalks bok choy, sliced aganist the grain
1 green bell pepper, seeded and cut into short strips
1 red bell pepper, deeded and cut into short strips
Beat egg in small bowl and put flour in a seperate bowl. Dip the chicken in the egg, then into the flour and fry in oil until light brown. Set aside.
In a bowl combine water, soy sauce, cornstarch, vinegar,wine , sugar, hoisin,chili paste and peppercorns. NOTE: if you desire a saucer GTC, increase the sauce ingredients by half.
Heat the tbsp. of oil in a wok or large skillet and add the garlic and ginger, Stir -Fry for a few moments and add the bok choy and peppers. Stir- fry for only a minute, undercooking the veggies. Add the sauce and stir until thickened then add the chicken to heat through and coat. Serve on or with rice on the side.
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