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Joshua Weissman's General Tso's Chicken

Chicken:

  • 1.5 lbs (700g) boneless skinless chicken thighs cut into pieces
  • 1 TB (14g) shaoxing wine
  • 1 TB (14g) soy sauce
  • pinch of salt
  • 2 cloves garlic mined
  • 1 inch knob ginger minced
  • 1/2 cup (75g) all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup (60g) corn starch
  • oil for frying

General Tso's sauce:

  • 1 TB (14g) shaoxing wine
  • 1 tbsp (15g) corn starch
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock (120ml) (little bit of shirodashi mixed in)
  • 3 TB (50g) soy sauce
  • 3 TB (45g) granulated sugar
  • 1.5 TB (21g) vinegar
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 inch knob ginger, grated
  • 1 tsp (4g) Chinese chili flakes
  • 5 dried red chili peppers (chilies de arbol, korean chilies, etc.)
  • toasted sesame seeds for garnish
  • thinly sliced green onion for garnish
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