General Tzos or Sesame Chicken
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.
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- 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
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
Special instructions
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.
Source:
adapted from Tyler Florence - Foodnetwork.com