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General Tao Chicken

This General Tao chicken features pan-fried chicken bites coated in a sweet, tangy sauce made with oyster sauce, green onion, soy sauce, and ketchup.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 522
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves – cut into bite-size pieces
  • 0.25 cup cornstarch
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 0.5 cup vegetable oil
  • 0.5 cup chopped green onion
  • 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger root
  • 4 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 0.5 cup water
  • 0.5 cup white sugar
  • 0.25 cup distilled white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 0.25 cup oyster sauce
  • 0.25 cup ketchup

Method
 

  1. Gather the ingredients.
  2. Coat chicken pieces with cornstarch in a bowl; set aside. Beat eggs, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl until combined. Stir in flour and baking powder until no large lumps remain. Mix in chicken pieces until evenly coated.
  3. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat. Cook chicken in hot oil until golden brown and no longer pink on the inside, about 12 minutes. Set chicken aside; keep warm.
  4. Make sauce: Reduce heat to medium-high; add green onion, ginger, and sesame oil to the skillet. Cook and stir until onion is limp and ginger begins to brown, about 1 minute. Pour in water, sugar, and vinegar; bring to a boil
  5. Dissolve cornstarch in soy sauce in a small bowl and stir into vinegar mixture along with oyster sauce and ketchup. Cook until sauce has thickened and is no longer cloudy. Stir in chicken; simmer until heated through.

Nutrition

Calories: 522kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 35gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 148mgSodium: 1055mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19g

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