GENERAL TSO'S CHICKEN

 

Chicken meat is the most common type of poultry eaten in the world. When a recipe require marinating,do so quickly and store the marinated meat in the fridge till ready to use.

GENERAL TSO'S CHICKEN

Ingredients;

2-3 boneless chicken leg meat (about 450g)

2 tbsp oil

5 cloves garlic

6 slice ginger

4 pcs dried chilli

1/2 tbsp coaresly black pepper powder

5 stalk spring onion

1 big onion

some potato/cornstarch (for dusting)

some oil (for deep frying)

Marinade

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tbsp light soy sauce

1 egg

1 tsp sesame oil

sauce

2 tbsp kumquat oil ( I ommited )

6 tbsp plum sauce

1 tbsp rice vinegar

4-5 tbsp water

Preparation

1.cut chicken meat into 3 cm cubes.beat egg.Peel and slice garlic.Cut dried chillies into halves.cut spring onion into 3 cm section.peel and slice onion.

2.Mix sauce ingredients together and set aside.

Method;

1.marinate chicken with marinade. Dust chicken with potato starch and allow them to rest for 5 minutes.

2.Heat oil for deep frying and deep fry chicken pieces till golden brown.remove from oil and drain well.

3.in a wok,heat oil and saute garlic and ginger till fragrant.Add in onion and stir fry till onion becomes slightly transparent.Add in dried chillies and coarse black pepper powder,and stir well.Add in sauce and bring to a boil.

4.return chicken pieces to the pan,add in spring oinin sections and toss evenly wtih the sauce.serve immediately.