What is General Tso’s chicken?
If you don’t live in the USA, you (like me) might not know that General Tso’s chicken is an iconic Chinese takeout dish. Crispy fried chicken is tossed in a sweet, sticky sauce. According to Wikipedia: “The dish is named after Zuo Zongtang, a Qing dynasty statesman and military leader, although there is no recorded connection to him nor is the dish known in Hunan, Zuo’s home province.”
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Chicken. Boneless chicken breast or chicken thigh meat can be used. Eggs. Cornstarch (also called Cornflour). Soy sauce. Rice vinegar / Black vinegar. Oyster sauce. Hoisin sauce. Whole dried chillies soaked in boiling water. (Optional, chilli flakes can also be used or omitted entirely.) Garlic. Ginger. Sugar.
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