General Tsos Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 Chicken Breast
• 3/4 cup Plain Flour
• 1 Egg
• 2 tbs Starch
• 1 tbs Baking Powder
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Onion Salt
• 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
• 3/4 cup Water
• 1/2 cup Chicken Stock
• 1/4 cup Duck Sauce
• 3 tbs Soy Sauce
• 2 tbs Honey
• 1 tbs Rice Vinegar
• 2 tbs Sesame Seed Oil
• 1/2 tbs Gochujang
• 2 tbs Starch
• 1 clove Garlic
• 2 chopped Spring Onions
• 1 tsp Ginger

Quantities are the original recipe’s. The cost is our own estimate — typical own-brand supermarket prices for these quantities, divided by 4 servings. TheMealDB does not state how many a dish serves, so 4 is our assumption, not theirs. Treat it as “about this much a head”, not a shopping bill.

Method

1. Cut the chicken breast into bite-sized chunks.
2. Whisk the flour, egg, starch, baking powder, salt, onion salt, garlic powder and water together into a smooth batter, then coat the chicken pieces in it.
3. Heat oil for deep-frying to 350 degrees.
4. Fry the battered chicken in batches for 3-4 minutes, turning so the pieces don't stick together, until golden brown, then lift out and set aside.
5. In a separate pan, combine the chicken stock, duck sauce, soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, sesame oil, gochujang, garlic and ginger, and bring to a simmer.
6. Mix the remaining starch with a little cold water and stir into the simmering sauce until it thickens to your liking.
7. Add the fried chicken to the sauce and stir-fry for a minute so it's well coated.
8. Scatter over the chopped spring onions and serve straight away.

These steps were written by StreetOwl from the original recipe, in British English, with every oven temperature and cooking time checked against the source. They are not the original author’s words. If anything reads oddly, the original is linked below and it wins.