Monday, February 4, 2013

General Tsao's Chicken

We love the hot kick in this chicken and the sauce goes perfectly over white rice.  It is so much better than you'd find at a Chinese Restaurant.  Ready in 30 minutes.  Serves 4.

Ingredients:
3/4 Cup Canned chicken broth
2 Tbsp Cornstarch
2 Tbsp Sugar
2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
1 Tbsp White Wine Vinegar
1/2 tsp Ground Ginger
2 tsp peanut oil
2 medium scallions, chopped
2 medium garlic cloves, minced
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes, or 1 dried chili pepper, minced
1 pound uncooked boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 2-inch pieces


Directions:1. In a medium bowl, whisk together broth, cornstarch, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, and ginger; set aside.
2. Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat.   Add scallions, garlic and pepper and cook 2 minutes.   Add chicken and cook until browned all over, about 5 minutes
3. Add reserved sauce and simmer until sauce thickens and chicken is cooked through, about 3 minutes.
4. Serve chicken and sauce over rice.