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General Tso's chicken (pronounced [tsw??]) is a sweet deep-fried chicken dish that is served in North American Chinese restaurants. The dish is named after Zuo Zongtang. Remove chicken from wine/soy marinade and place in flour mixture.
General Tso Chicken Cutlets is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. General Tso Chicken Cutlets is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have general tso chicken cutlets using 20 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make General Tso Chicken Cutlets:
- Get cutlets
- Make ready 1 lb boneless skinless chicken
- Prepare 1 large egg
- Prepare 1 tbsp hot sauce (optional)
- Make ready 3 tbsp corn starch
- Get salt
- Take ground black pepper
- Prepare optional breading
- Take flour or bread crumbs (optional)
- Make ready Tso sauce
- Take 1/2 cup Chicken broth or water
- Make ready 1/3 cup brown sugar
- Make ready 1 tbsp corn starch
- Prepare 3 tbsp hoisin sauce
- Get 3 tbsp catsup
- Prepare 2 tbsp soy sauce
- Make ready 1 tsp dried ground ginger
- Prepare crushed red pepper (optional)
- Take cooking
- Make ready oil for pan frying
Many General Tso's chicken recipes call for rice vinegar. But if you really want the rich tangy taste like the restaurant version, you should use. General Tso's Chicken is a favorite Chinese food takeout choice that is sweet and slightly spicy with a kick from garlic and ginger. General Tso's Chicken can sometimes have recipes that are really complicated and with many different breading steps.
Instructions to make General Tso Chicken Cutlets:
- Place each piece of chicken, one at a time, between plastic wrap. Pound to about 1/2 inch thick.
- Mix all the cutlet ingredients (first 5 after the chicken) except the chicken, together in a bowl large enough to hold all the chicken.
- Add the chicken cutlets to the the bowl, mix well. Set aside.
- Mix all tso sauce (every thing else but the oil and bread crumbs) ingredients. I used about 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper for a little heat. Adjust to your taste.
- Added enough oil to a skillet to come up about 1/4 - 1/3 way up the cutlets. Set on medium to medium-high heat.
- I use the cutlets as is, the corn starch coating gives it slight crunch, but if you desire a thicker breading, dredge in seasoned flour or coat with bread crumbs.
- Add cutlets to hot oil, fry until golden, flip, fry other side. Depending on your thickness, 2-4 minutes a side.
- Set each cooked cutlet out to drain.
- When all cutlets are fried, remove all but about a tablespoon of oil.
- Give the tso sauce one final stir, the add to the skillet. Bring to a boil, boil for about 1 minute, until thick. Turn heat down to medium - medium low.
- Adds cutlets back to skillet to warm back up and coat with the sauce.
- Serve with rice, noodles or a side of your choice (couscous shown here)
- Note - I am using both chicken breast and chicken thighs in these pictures.
The Hunanese have a strong military tradition, and Tso is one of their best-known historical figures. But although many Chinese dishes are named after famous personages, there is no. General Tso's chicken, with an extra-crisp coating that stays crisp even when coated in a glossy sauce that balances sweet, savory, and tart elements. If the British can proudly call Chicken Tikka Masala their national dish, then surely it's time that General Tso got his chicken in our national spotlight. Take a pic and share yours in the comments below!
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