General Tso Chicken & Rice. Okay, so in my humble opinion, when ordering General Tso Chicken, Sesame Chicken or Orange Chicken from a Chinese restaurant, the base sauce reicpe is the same, they simply add spice to the General Tso, sesame seeds to the Sesame Chicken, and orange peel (with a little spice) to the Orange Chicken. General Tso's chicken (pronounced ) is a sweet deep-fried chicken dish that is served in North American Chinese restaurants. The dish is named after Zuo Zongtang (also romanized Tso Tsung-t'ang), a Qing dynasty statesman and military leader, although there is no recorded connection to him nor is the dish known in Hunan, Zuo's home province.
General Tso's Chicken was one of my favorite college days late night Chinese food delivery orders.
The spicier, zestier less popular cousin to the ever popular Orange Chicken, General Tso's Chicken is a fantastic option when you're looking to change up your Chinese food routine.
General Tso Chicken is a favorite Chinese food takeout choice that is sweet and slightly spicy with a kick from garlic and ginger.
You can cook General Tso Chicken & Rice using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of General Tso Chicken & Rice
- Prepare 1 lb of chicken breast, cubed.
- You need of Oil for frying.
- It's 2 Tbsp of minced ginger.
- You need 1/2 Tsp of red chilli flakes.
- Prepare 2 cloves of garlic minced.
- Prepare 3 Tbs of rice vinegar.
- You need 3 Tbs of soy sauce.
- It's 2 Tsp of hoisin sauce.
- You need 1/4 cup of water.
- Prepare 3 Tbs of sugar.
- You need 1/4 cup of white flour.
- You need 3/4 cup of jasmine rice.
General Tso's Chicken (also called General Tso Chicken) is one of the most popular Chinese recipes and most ordered chicken dish in Chinese restaurants in the United States. It's made of battered and deep-fried chicken in a sweet, savory, and spicy General Tso's sauce. In a large resealable plastic bag, add chicken and ΒΌ cup cornstarch. Season with salt and pepper and shake to coat.
General Tso Chicken & Rice instructions
- Toss the chicken with the quarter cup of flour and let sit while you mix the sauce ingredients..
- Put your jasmine rice in a pot with water and cook as directed on package..
- Add the rice vinegar, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, water, and sugar in a small bowl and whisk together..
- Add the chicken to a pan with the oil and fry until crispy..
- Remove chicken from the pan..
- In a small pan add a tablespoon of the oil and add the chilli flakes, ginger and garlic. Cook until you smell the garlic..
- Add the sauce mixture and stir until slightly thickens (a few minutes).
- In a large bowl add the chicken and toss with the thickened sauce..
- Serve immediately over rice..
This chicken dis is a popular Chinese entree made with fried chicken pieces coated in a sweet and slightly spicy sauce. This chicken is similar to sesame chicken, but the sauce has a little more heat and a more complex savory flavor. It is often served with a side of steamed broccoli. Bite-sized pieces of tender chicken are dipped in a coating and fried until perfectly crispy, then tossed in a deliciously sweet and spicy sauce. Steamed broccoli is a popular accompaniment in many takeout places and of course a bed of fragrant steamed rice.
