Aaron at 14:46, 25 June 2020

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To feed two people generously, you need 2 large (Masellis sized) or 3 small chicken thighs, de-skinned and boned, cut into bit sizes.

Place chicken in a bowl to marinate for 30 minutes. Marinade is 1 egg white, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp sake. You can probably use white wine..but I'm using sake as a substitute for Chinese cooking wine as it is.

In another bowl combine 1/3 cup of flour, 1/3 cup of cornstarch (or panko, Nick prefers cornstarch, I think they are both good but different), and 1/2 tsp baking soda. 100% flour is ok, but not as fluffy and crispy.

Combine the flour mixture with the chicken, gently mix just until everything is coated (you don't want over mix and create a paste, doesn't stick as well to the chicken). I use canola oil, just over medium heat, about an inch of it in a deep wide pan to fry. I do it in two batches, keep the cooked ones in a warm oven on a cookie sheet or foil. They only take a few minutes, I've never timed it, but you'll be able to judge when they get golden.

Sauce:
I did not have Chinese cooking wine, or Chinese black vinegar. I would love to try this with those ingredients, but the substitutions work really well.

In a small saucepan over low-medium heat combine:
4 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp balsamic vinegar (or Chinese black vinegar)
4 tbsp sake (or Chinese cooking wine)
2 tsp oyster sauce
6 tbsp of icing sugar - you can probably use white or brown, but the recipe called for this and it works
1 tbsp of cornstarch

Still and heat until thickened. Pour over the chicken to coat, or use as a dipping sauce. Serve with vegetable fried rice and never order from the Mandarin again...not that anyone has done that.

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 tbsp of icing sugar - you can probably use white or brown, but the recipe called for this and it works
 tbsp of cornstarch
 Still and heat until thickened. Pour over the chicken to coat, or use as a dipping sauce. Serve with vegetable fried rice and never order from the Mandarin again...not that anyone has done that.

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Aaron at 14:46, 25 June 2020

Aaron: Created page with "General Tso To feed two people generously, you need 2 large (Masellis sized) or 3 small chicken thighs, de-skinned and boned, cut into bit sizes. Place chicken in a bowl to..."