General Tso's Chicken

Ingredients for 6 servings:

• 2 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp garlic granules
• 60 ml rice wine
• 1 egg(s)
• 1 tsp, leveled baking powder
• 240 g cornstarch
• 2 tsp oil
• 1,200 g chicken breast fillet(s)
• 60 ml oyster sauce
• 60 ml rice wine
• 3 tsp hoisin sauce
• 120 ml soy sauce
• 360 ml chicken broth
• 280 g sugar
• 120 ml white vinegar
• 60 g chili sauce (chilli garlic sauce)
• 2 spring onions
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp garlic, chopped
• 1 tsp ginger root
• e.g. water mixed with starch

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 2 hours

First, cut the meat into small pieces and marinate. I let the meat marinate for 2 hours, but the minimum is 30 minutes. Don’t add any starch yet. Bring all the ingredients for the sauce to a boil in a pan or pot. You don’t need to fry anything beforehand. Reduce the sauce slightly. I let it simmer gently for about half an hour to 45 minutes. The spring onions can also be added. Heat the frying oil. I did it in a deep fryer. Then mix the meat with the starch and add the oil. This way it doesn’t stick together as much. Deep-fry the meat in batches. Then thicken the sauce with water and starch and add the meat. Mix everything thoroughly. The meat should be completely covered in the sauce. Serve with rice and sprinkle with spring onions. Some people add sesame seeds.