General Tso's Chicken Recipe

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General Tso's Chicken
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Directions:

  1. MARINATING: Put all marinade ingredients into resealable zip plastic bag; seal and rotate to mix.
  2. Cut chicken into thin bite-size strips (approximate 2 x1/4 x1 ), cutting across the grain of the meat.
  3. Put chicken in marinade and rotate to evenly coat chicken.
  4. Marinate for 20 minutes, turning once after 10 minutes.
  5. Remove chicken from marinade and drain well in colander, discarding marinade.
  6. STIR-FRYING: In a hot wok or frying pan, heat the oil on high, adding half the chicken to the hot pan.
  7. Stir fry about 2 minutes until chicken browns.
  8. With slotted spoon, remove chicken from hot pan and set aside.
  9. Repeat with remaining chicken.
  10. ***If you are using (optional) spring onions, stir-fry them now for about 1 minute.
  11. In hot pan, stir fry chili peppers for 10 seconds, adding a little more oil if needed.
  12. FINISHING WITH SAUCE: Add sauce ingredients to hot pan and stir fry about 2-3 minutes, or until sauce is thickened.
  13. Add chicken just to heat it (if using, add cooked green onions now) and toss with sauce.
  14. Serve over hot white rice or fried rice.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 229.24 Kcal (960 kJ)
Calories from fat 92.73 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.3g 16%
Cholesterol 66.89mg 22%
Sodium 1042.38mg 43%
Potassium 509.24mg 11%
Total Carbs 9.44g 3%
Sugars 4.88g 20%
Dietary Fiber 1.53g 6%
Protein 25.07g 50%
Vitamin C 52.9mg 88%
Iron 0.8mg 4%
Calcium 26.8mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 119.11 Kcal (499 kJ)
Calories from fat 48.18 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.35g 16%
Cholesterol 34.76mg 22%
Sodium 541.6mg 43%
Potassium 264.59mg 11%
Total Carbs 4.91g 3%
Sugars 2.53g 20%
Dietary Fiber 0.8g 6%
Protein 13.02g 50%
Vitamin C 27.5mg 88%
Iron 0.4mg 4%
Calcium 13.9mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.1
    Points
  • 6
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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