General Tso's Chicken
Crispy chicken in a sweet, tangy and slightly spicy sauce with dried chillies.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Serves
- 4
- Level
- Easy
This dish is hugely popular in Chinese-American restaurants and now on many British menus.
The sauce is sticky, sweet and a little spicy.
General Tso's Chicken
30 min total · approx. 540 kcal per serving
Ingredients
Servings
Method
- Dip the chicken in egg, then cornflour.
- Fry at 180°C for 5 minutes until crisp.
- Stir-fry the chillies, garlic and ginger in 1 tbsp oil for 30 seconds.
- Add the soy, vinegar, sugar and hoisin and bubble. Toss in the chicken.
Cook's noteServe with broccoli and rice.
Calories are an estimate per serving. Diet tags are a guide only: always check ingredient labels for allergens, and see our food safety note.