General Tao's Chicken, a Chinese recipe on Gourmetpedia, for food lovers

Ingredients

• - 5 chicken legs (drumstick and thigh) or 3 chicken breasts
• - 1 Tbsp. fresh ginger, thinly sliced
• - 2 shallots
• - 8 green onions, cut into 7 cm (3") lengths
• - 1 Tbsp. chopped garlic
• - 1/2 Tbsp. dried red chili flakes or more to taste
• - 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
• - 2 Tbsp. cornstarch
• - 2 Tbsp. peanut oil for marinating
• - 1/4 tsp. salt
• - 1 egg white
• - 1 1/2 Tbsp. rice vinegar or white vinegar
• - 2 Tbsp. sugar
• - 65 ml (1/4 cup) chicken stock
• - 1 tsp. sesame oil