General Tsao's Chicken

* Exported from MasterCook *

GENERAL TSAO'S CHICKEN

Recipe By : From the Internet
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Stir-Fry Oriental
Chicken Low Fat
Poultry Main Dish
Casseroles

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3/4 Pound Boneless chicken breast
2 Teaspoons Dark soy sauce
2 Teaspoons Rice wine or dry Sherry
1 Teaspoon Finely chopped ginger root
1 Teaspoon Cornstarch
1 Teaspoon Sesame oil
1/3 Cup Peanut oil
2 Dried red chilies -- cut in
lengthwise
1 Tablespoon Coarsely chopped fresh -- orange peel or
2 Teaspoons Soaked and coarsely chopped -- dried citrus peel
1/2 Teaspoon Finely ground roasted -- Sichuan peppercorns
2 Teaspoons Dark soy sauce
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Sugar
1/2 Teaspoon Sesame oil

Cut chicken into thin slices, 2 inches long, cutting against the grain. Put
it into a
bowl together with the soy sauce, rice wine, ginger, cornstarch and 1 ts
sesame oil.
Mix well, let mixture marinate for about 20 minutes. Heat the oil in a wok
or large
skillet until it is very hot. Remove the chicken from the marinade with a
slotted
spoon. Add it to the pan and stir-fry it for 2 minutes until it browns.
Remove it and
leave to drain in a colander or sieve. Pour off most of the oil, leaving
about 2 ts.
Reheat the pan over a high heat and add the dried chilies. Stir-fry them
for 10 seconds,
then return the chicken to the pan. Add the rest of the ingredients and
stir-fry for 4
minutes, mixing well. Serve immediately over white rice.




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