General tso chicken | epicuriantime.com

Ingredients

• for the chicken:
• 1 pound chicken breasts cut into bite size pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 egg white
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• sauce:
• 1 teaspoon canola oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon minced ginger
• few tablespoons of chopped green onion
• dried red chilies (optional)
• 3/4 cup chicken stock or water
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1/2 tablespoon chili/garlic paste
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch (for a thinner sauce, start with a tablespoon)
• rice:
• 1 cup jasmine or basmati rice
• 1 3/4 cups water
• generous pinch of salt
• Bring the water and salt to a boil, add the rice, stir and cover. Cook for 20 minutes over low heat. Turn the heat off, let set for 10 minutes, fluff with a fork.
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