Baked General Tso’s Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

FOR THE SAUCE:

• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1/8 cup white wine vinegar ( distilled vinegar will work too)
• 1/8 cup soy sauce
• 2 tbsp white sugar
• 1/2 cup Hoisin sauce
• 2 tsp cornstarch

FOR THE CHICKEN:

• 1 1/2 lbs chicken
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 1/2 cup Panko Bread Crumbs
• Cooking spray ( to spray the chicken before baking)
• 4 tbsp sesame oil ( you can use the canola or any oil you have )
• 5 pieces dried red chili pepper
• 1″ crushed ginger
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Prepare a wide baking sheet and line it with tin foil. Set aside. Preheat oven at 475 F.
2. Scramble the egg in a deep bowl and add in the 1/4 cup corn starch. Mix completely until smooth, then add in the chicken. Mix to coat the egg and cornstarch into the chicken.Place the Panko crumbs into a flat plate. Drain the cornstarch and egg mixture from the chicken and roll the chicken into the Panko crumbs pressing gently so that the crumbs will stick on the chicken. Arrange chicken on the baking sheet. Do the same to the rest of the chicken.Spray the chicken with an oil spray and bake chicken into a preheated oven.Bake until the chicken is golden brown. When the chicken are cook, you can move on to the next step.
3. In a medium sized deep bowl, mix the chicken stock, wine vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, Hoisin Sauce and corn starch . Set aside.
4. Prepare a large skillet or wok and heat the sesame oil. Add in and saute’ the ginger and garlic, then add in the 5 pieces dried red chili pepper. Add in the cooked chicken stir fry, to gently coat the ginger, garlic and pepper into the chicken. Pour in the sauce and add in the red pepper flakes. Very gently coat the sauce into the chicken and continue cooking until the sauce is thick and simmering.
5. This recipe is perfect when serve hot, since the sauce tends to get dry. If it does happen, just add in a little bit of water and mix and you are good to go.

Source: Easy to Cook Meals

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