General Tsao Chicken

Name: General Tsao Chicken
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast cut into 1 inch pieces; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 1/2 cups plus 4 tablespoons cornstarch divided; 1 teaspoon pepper; 4 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 cup brown sugar; 1 cup soy sauce; 1 cup pineapple juice; 2/3 cups rice vinegar or white vinegar; 8 cloves garlic minced; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1/2 teaspoon dried Ginger; Green onions for garnish; 1/2 cup cold water

Chewmeister73 @Chewmeister73

General Tsao Chicken

Chewmeister73 @Chewmeister73

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Ingredients

4 poundsboneless skinless chicken breast cut into 1 inch pieces
2 teaspoonssalt
1 1/2 cupsplus 4 tablespoons cornstarch divided
1 teaspoonpepper
4 tablespoonsvegetable oil
1 cupbrown sugar
1 cupsoy sauce
1 cuppineapple juice
2/3 cupsrice vinegar or white vinegar
8 clovesgarlic minced
1 teaspooncayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoondried Ginger
Green onions for garnish
1/2 cupcold water

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Steps

1

Coat chicken pieces in remaining 1 1/2 cups corn starch. Pan fry in oil or deep fry for 2 -3 minutes per batch.
2

In a saucepan add soy sauce, pineapple juice, vinegar, salt, pepper, oil, garlic, sugar, cayenne pepper, dried ginger. Bring to a slow boil. Dissolve 4 tablespoons cornstarch in cold water. Add cornstarch and water to saucepan. Stir till thickened.
3

Pour sauce over chicken and toss.
4

Keep warm in oven or slow cooker until ready to serve and garnish with green onion.