Got some General Tao Chicken?

This one goes out for my Dad and sister. They are also big fans of this, as we thought it, Chinese recipe. Turns out: it was actually invented in New York, so it's an American Chinese dish. It doesn't exist in Spain and David keeps on asking for it at Chinese restaurants! Poor him! Well, to his surprise, I made some homemade and he LOVED it! I sure made his day :)

General Tao Chicken is a very popular dish in Montreal. You can basically find it at any Chinese restaurant. It is pretty simple. Fried chicken covered in sauce. Obviously, the trick to the dish is the sauce :)

General Tao Chicken

1 kg chicken breast
1 egg
1/2 cup flour
salt
oil
1 garlic clove
1 tbsp minced ginger
4 tbsp soya sauce
2 tbsp mirin sauce
1/2 cup chicken broth
2 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp cornstarch
3 guindillas
sesame seeds

Slice or dice your chicken. My poultry guy had already butterfly cut my chicken so slices it was for me.

In a bowl, add the chicken and the egg.

Mix well.

In a wok, heat some oil for frying.

While it heats, pass the chicken pieces through the flour to coat them.

Fry the chicken as you make it.

And here is the golden brown chicken.

Mix the chicken broth, sugar, vinegar, hoisin, soya, sesame oil and cornstarch together.  (Truth is, I really just eyeballed the quantities here)

Remove the frying oil from the wok.

Add about 1tbsp back and fry the minced ginger and garlic.

Add the sauce.

When it starts bubbling, it will thicken quickly. Keep on stirring. (This is when I added my guindillas. David is not a fan of spicy food. This way, the sauce was not really spicy).

Add the chicken back to the wok and mix well to cover all the pieces.

And completely covered.

Plate.

Sprinkle some sesame seeds on top and there you have it. Some AWESOME General Tao without stepping out of your home :)