Name: General Tao Chicken
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into bite-size pieces - 2 pounds; Cornstarch - ¼ cup; Eggs - 2 large; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 6 tablespoons; Baking powder - 1 teaspoon; Vegetable oil - ½ cup; Chopped green onion - ½ cup; Grated fresh ginger root - 2 tablespoons; Sesame oil - 4 teaspoons; Water - ½ cup; White sugar - ½ cup; Distilled white vinegar - ¼ cup; Cornstarch - 2 tablespoons; Soy sauce - 2 tablespoons; Oyster sauce - ¼ cup; Ketchup - ¼ cup

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Cooking:

25 min.

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Ingredients for - General Tao Chicken

1. Skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into bite-size pieces - 2 pounds

2. Cornstarch - ¼ cup

3. Eggs - 2 large

4. Salt - 1 teaspoon

5. Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon

6. All-purpose flour - 6 tablespoons

7. Baking powder - 1 teaspoon

8. Vegetable oil - ½ cup

9. Chopped green onion - ½ cup

10. Grated fresh ginger root - 2 tablespoons

11. Sesame oil - 4 teaspoons

12. Water - ½ cup

13. White sugar - ½ cup

14. Distilled white vinegar - ¼ cup

15. Cornstarch - 2 tablespoons

16. Soy sauce - 2 tablespoons

17. Oyster sauce - ¼ cup

18. Ketchup - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - General Tao Chicken

1. Stage

Coat chicken pieces with cornstarch in a bowl; set aside.

2. Stage

Beat eggs, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl until combined. Stir in flour and baking powder until no large lumps remain. Mix in chicken pieces until evenly coated.

3. Stage

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat. Cook chicken in hot oil until golden brown and no longer pink on the inside, about 12 minutes. Set chicken aside; keep warm.

4. Stage

Make sauce: Reduce heat to medium-high; add green onion, ginger, and sesame oil to the skillet. Cook and stir until onion is limp and ginger begins to brown, about 1 minute. Pour in water, sugar, and vinegar; bring to a boil.

5. Stage

Dissolve cornstarch in soy sauce in a small bowl and stir into vinegar mixture along with oyster sauce and ketchup. Cook until sauce has thickened and is no longer cloudy. Stir in chicken; simmer until heated through.