General Tso's Chicken

* Exported from MasterCook *

General Tso's Chicken

Recipe By : Lauren Roberts
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Chicken Chinese
Main Dish Peppers
Poultry Cheese/Eggs
Stews Vegetarian

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 1/2 Lbs chicken 3/4" cubes
1 egg
1 C flour
5 Stalks bok choy slice across grain
1 green pepper seeded -- in strips
1 red pepper seeded -- in strips
3/4 C water
3 Tbsps dark soy sauce
3 Tbsps cornstarch
oil for deep frying
1 Tbsp oil for veggie stir fry
2 Cloves garlic minced
1 Tsp fresh ginger root shredded
10 black peppercorns
3 Tbsps white vinegar
3 Tbsps chinese cooking wine
2 Tbsps chinese chili paste with garlic
3 Tbsps sugar
1 Tsp hoisin sauce

Beat egg, dip chicken and coat with flour. Deep fry until light brown;
set aside. In
bowl, combine water, soy sauce, cornstarch, vinegar, wine, sugar, hoisin,
chili paste,
peppercorns (if you desire a saucier GTC, increase sauce ingredients by
half). Heat the
1 T. of oil in wok and add garlic and ginger.
Stir fry for a few seconds, and then add peppers and bok choy. Stir fry
for about 1
min., being sure to undercook.
Add sauce and meat; stir until sauce thickens and coats. Remove from heat
and serve on
rice.




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NOTES : If you use a Chinese imported chili paste, beware! You may want
to
half the amount, as an exquisite burn can result! American brands
of Chinese
chili paste are tamer and that's what the recipe amounts are
geared
toward. ************************************************* #4-