General Tso Chicken

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This is my version of the classic General Tso Chicken which is served in almost all American Chinese restaurants. Of course, this is all about the sauce. I used a variety of vegetables in my version and the great thing about a lot of Chinese dishes is you can substitute any vegetables you like.

General Tso Chicken

This is my version of the classic General Tso Chicken which is served in almost all American Chinese restaurants. Of course, this is all about the sauce. I used a variety of vegetables in my version and the great thing about a lot of Chinese dishes is you can substitute any vegetables you like.

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Ingredients

30 minutes
4 servings
  1. 2lbs. boneless and skinless chicken thighs cut into bite size
  2. 1 cupcornstarch
  3. 1Orange bell pepper cut in squares bite size
  4. 1Red onion cut in squares bite size
  5. 1jalapeno seeded and sliced
  6. 1small head of broccoli, florets cut off, cooked
  7. sauce
  8. 1/2 cupchicken stock
  9. 3 Tbspsoy sauce
  10. 3 Tbsphoney
  11. 1 Tbsprice vinegar
  12. 1 Tbspsriracha chili sauce
  13. 2 tspcornstarch
  14. 1 tspfresh lime juice
  15. 1garlic clove minced
  16. 1 Tbspfresh ginger minced

Cooking Instructions

30 minutes
  1. 1

    Mix all the sauce ingredients in a small pan. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 5 minutes to thicken the sauce. Keep warm while you fry the chicken and cook the vegetables. Note: the sauce is enough to lightly coat all the chicken and vegetables but if you like your food swimming in sauce you will need to make extra.

  2. 2

    Mix chicken in a bowl with the cornstarch to coat the chicken. Fry chicken in batches until chicken is cooked through. I used a small fryer and fried each batch for 1 minute with the oil at 360°F. I needed 5 batches. Set aside.

  3. 3

    In a large skillet or wok add oil and heat up on medium high heat. Add in peppers and onions, and cook to just soften. About 5 minutes. Add in broccoli and cook for 2 minutes to heat the broccoli.

  4. 4

    Add in the chicken and the sauce and mix to coat the chicken and vegetables.

  5. 5

    Serve with rice and enjoy!

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“Fenway” passed away on 2/3/2021. For the last year she tried to teach her husband of 42 years how to cook like her. Although I will never be as good of a cook as her she did pass on her passion for cooking. Therefore, I will attempt to carry on her legacy and maintain/update her site. My wife was a Registered Nurse, a licensed deep water aerobics instructor, a mother to our 2 children and a fantastic cook. We grew up in New England but have been fortunate to live all over the US. I am now retired, missing her terribly, but thankful for all the years we had together and all her cooking lessons.
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