Does anyone know how to make general tso's sauce?

Question

I am talking about the real deal here, not some pre made sauce from the grocery store. How do they make it at chinese joints?

At the very least, what is a good brand i could buy if nobody has a recipe.

thanks!

Answer 1

Here's a recipe.  I've made it - good, but not exactly like the ones from the restaurants.

Brands you can buy: Archer Farms (a Target brand) or Iron Chef (from a regular grocery store) - both are good, but still not exactly like restaurants.  I also add in extra hot peppers, garlic, and ginger when I use the bottled sauces.

General Tso's Chicken

3 tablespoons soy sauce

3 tablespoons water

1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced fine

1 egg, beaten

2 cups corn oil

1/4 to 1/ 2 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes, optional (we used 1/4 teaspoon)

3 tablespoons rice vinegar

1 large clove garlic, minced fine

4 whole chicken legs, boned and skinned (ask the butcher to bone and skin the chicken, it's a lot easier than doing it yourself)

1 tablespoon cornstarch

4 dried hot chiles

Combine soy sauce, vinegar, water, garlic and ginger in a small bowl; set aside.

Cut each chicken leg into 4 pieces.

Heat oil.

Combine egg and cornstarch in a large bowl; blend well. Add chicken pieces in batches and fry in oil until crisp and browned on all sides, about 4 minutes. Drain chicken pieces on paper towels.

Pour off all but 1 teaspoon of oil from wok. Add chiles, red pepper flakes and toss over high heat several seconds.

Return chicken to the wok with the soy sauce mixture and stir-fry 2 minutes. Transfer to dish and serve immediately.

Answer 2

General Tso

Answer 3

Here is a quick recipe I found at cooks.com

3 tablespoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry

l 1/2 tablespoons oyster flavored sauce

2 teaspoons cornstarch

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces

Combine marinade ingredients in a non-metallic bowl or ziploc bag. Submerge washed chicken in marinade covering all portions.

Answer 4

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