General Tso's chicken

General Tso's Chicken 

This is one of Sylvia's favorite chinese take out dish.

Ingredients:


Vegetables: to prep and set aside
1 med red onion cubed
1 green pepper cubed
1 red pepper cubed



Meat marinades:
2 lbs of chicken breast or thigh meat thinly sliced
1 cup of corn starch
1/4 cup of sweet soy sauce
2-4 tbsp of water
Oil for deep frying

Fragrant for gravy:

1 garlic finely chopped
2 scallions finely chopped
1/2 inch ginger finely chopped

Gravy/Sauce: 
3 tbsp dark vinegar
3 tbsp dark sweet soy sauce ( braising sauce)
2 tsp hoisin sauce
1/4 cup of water
2 tbsp corn starch 
1 tsp hot chili paste
1 tsp hot chili oil
2 tbsp rice wine
4 tbsp of sugar or honey

Directions
1. Marinade the meat for 1 hour in the cornstarch soy sauce and water. 

2.  Mix all the Gravy/sauce ingredients together in a bowl 

3.  chop garlic, scallions and ginger very finely. Set aside the garlic, scallions, and ginger in a small bowl.

4.  In a medium pot, heat about 3 cups of vegetable oil till hot.  fry chicken pieces in batches. drain on paper towel, set aside.

5.  In a large wok, add 2 tbsp of oil, saute red onions, green and red pepper till fragrant. pour into a large bowl and set aside.

6.  In the same large wok, add 1 tbsp of oil,  add garlic, ginger and scallions, saute till fragrant but not burned.  Add all the gravy /sauce to pot and bring to a boil, till thickned.

7.  when sauce is thickened, add the fried chicken meat and all the vegetables.  toss well to coat the meat.  

8.  Serve with white steamed rice.