General Tzos or Sesame Chicken

Author:: Hindy Garfinkel
Publish date:: Jan 4, 2011

I never had General Tzos or Sesame Chicken until I moved to NYC and ate in the kosher Chinese-American restaurants. I grew up around Vietnamese and Thai restaurants. Whenever we go to a Chinese kosher restaurant, the general tzos and sesame chicken always seem to be one of the most expensive items on the menu and it's never cooked well. I wandered around the web looking for a good recipe worth trying.

30minDuration
15minCook Time
15minPrep Time
6 ServingsServings

Ingredients

3 lbs. bonless chicken breasts - rinsed and dried and cut into 1-2 inch cubes
For the marinade/batter:
6 tbsp. soy sauce
2 Tsp. Sesame Oil
1 tsp. sriracha
1 tbsp. hoisin sauce
4 tbsp. AP flour
4 Tbsp. cornstarch
4 Tbsp water
1 tsp. baking powder
For the sauce:
3 Tsp. Sesame Oil
2 tsp. chopped ginger
3 cloves chopped garlic
2 tsp. red pepper flakes
1-2 tsp. sambal oelek (chili paste)
2 cups broth
1/4 cup cornstarch
2 tbsp. rice vinegar
1/2 cup Sugar
2 tbsp. soy sauce
Vegetable oil
sesame seeds to garnish - if making sesame chicken
chopped scallions for garnish

Preparation

1 Place cut up chicken in mixing bowl

2 Add marinade ingredients to bowl

3 Stir until everything is combined

For the sauce:

4 Add sesame oil to a small saucepan on medium/low heat

5 Add the chopped garlic, and ginger

6 Let it warm on low until fragrant

7 Combined the rest of the sauce ingredients to a mixing bowl, stirring well to dissolved the cornstarch.

8 Add the contents to the saucepan slowly while stirring to thicken sauce.

9 In a frypan, fry the chicken pieces in about 3 tbsp. of oil. Remove the chicken when done and drain on paper towels. Serve the chicken over the rice. Drizzle with sauce to desired amount. Garnish with scallions