General Tso's chicken with bacon and egg fried rice recipe

Ingredients

• ½ cup oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
• 1 tbsp chili garlic sauce (Sriracha or Rooster Chili Garlic are both readily available)
• ½ cup sugar
• 6 tbsp white vinegar
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• ½ tbsp ginger root, fresh, minced
• 2-3 cloves garlic (½ tbsp), chopped
• 1 Tbsp cornstarch mixed with 1 tbsp water
• 1 drop red food coloring, optional
• 2 lbs. chicken thighs, cut in to 2” dice
• 1 cup cold water
• 2 ½ cups tempura flour, 1 cup set aside for dredging
• ½ onion, large dice
• 10-12 whole dried Thai chilies
• 1 ½ cups broccoli florets, steamed in microwave (to steam place your broccoli florets in a bowl with 2 tbsp water, cover with plastic wrap, and microwave on high for two minutes)
• 3 scallions, sliced thin
• 1 ½ quarts vegetable oil
• 2 tbsp oil
• ¾ cup bacon, diced (substitute ham if you’d like)
• ¾ cup white onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ¼ cup diced carrots
• ¼ cup snap peas, sliced (or other seasonal vegetables)
• 2 eggs scrambled, not cooked
• 4 cups cooked rice of your choice (white, brown, even cauliflower!)
• 1 ½ tbsp soy sauce
• ¼ cup oyster sauce
• 2 green onions, chopped
• White pepper (if you don’t have, black pepper works as well)