General Tso’s Chicken

Ingredients

• 4 cups vegetable oil for frying
• 1 egg
• 1 ½ lbs boneless, skinless thicken thighs cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 pinch pepper
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 3 tbsp chopped green onions
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 6 dried red chiles
• 1 strip of orange zest
• ½ cup sugar
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• 3 tbsp chicken broth
• 2 tbsp peanut oil
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• ¼ tsp ground ginger
• 2 tsp corn starch
• ¼ cup water