General Tso's Chicken
Ingredients: chicken, egg whites, dark soy sauce, Shaoxing cooking wine, vodka · 60 min cook time · 600kcal · ~₩19,100
Ingredients
900g chicken, 2whole egg whites, 3Tbsp dark soy sauce, 3Tbsp Shaoxing cooking wine, 3Tbsp vodka, 1cup cornstarch, 0.25tsp baking soda, 1cup all-purpose flour, 1tsp salt, 1Tbsp Benefiber (wheat dextrin), 1tsp baking powder, 1quart oil for frying, 2swaths orange peel, 0.25cup orange juice
Instructions
1. Cut chicken into 2-inch chunks.
2. In a bowl, whisk together 2 egg whites, 3 Tbsp dark soy sauce, 3 Tbsp Shaoxing cooking wine, and 3 Tbsp vodka until frothy.
3. Pour out about half of the marinade into another bowl and set aside for later use in the dry breading.
4. To the remaining half of the marinade, add 3 Tbsp cornstarch and 1/4 tsp baking soda. Whisk until no lumps remain. This is the chicken marinade.
5. Add the chicken to the marinade and let it sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
6. In a large bowl, combine 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 cup cornstarch, a little salt, Benefiber, and 1 tsp baking powder. Whisk together.
7. Re-whip the reserved marinade until frothy. Add about half of it to the dry breading mixture and whisk to create clumps and pebbles.
8. Shake excess moisture from the marinated chicken, then add it to the breading mixture. Toss to coat evenly.
9. Heat about a quart of oil in a wok to 375°F (190°C).
10. Carefully drop the breaded chicken into the hot oil for shallow frying. Cook in batches, maintaining oil temperature.
11. Drain fried chicken on a rack set in a rimmed baking sheet, with half of the rack covered with paper towels. Initially land chicken on paper towels to absorb excess oil, then move to the clean rack.
12. Place the baking sheet with fried chicken in a 200°F (93°C) oven to keep warm and crispy.
13. Prepare the sauce: Add orange peel and juice to a pan.
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