General Tso's Chicken

Here are a couple of recipes that I have tried and liked. 
 
  Walt Gray---Alexandria Virginia
 
Title: GENERAL TSO'S CHICKEN (REAL THING)
Categories: Poultry, Chinese
      Yield: 8 servings
 
          For Chicken
      3 lb Chicken*
    1/4 c  Sauce, soy
      1 ts Pepper, white
      1    Egg
    1/2 c  Cornstarch
      1 c  Oil
          Sauce
  1 1/2 ts Garlic; minced
  1 1/2 ts Ginger
    3/4 c  Sugar
    1/2 c  Soy sauce
    1/4 c  Vinegar, white
    1/4 c  Sherry
  1 1/2 c  Stock, chicken
      1 tb MSG; (optional)
      2 c  Green onions, sliced
    16 sm Hot dried chiles
 
  *Dark deboned in chunks I divided recipe portions (above) to make it    easier to pre-prepare. TO MAKE SAUCE, mix cornstarch and water    together. Add garlic , ginger, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar and wine.    Then add broth and MSG and stir 'til sugar dissolves. Refrigerate    'til needed. In separate bowl mix chicken, soy sauce and pepper. Stir    in egg. Add cornstarch until chicken is coated evenly. Add oil to    help separate chicken pieces. Divide chicken in small quantities and    deep-fry @ 350 until crispy and light brown. (Do not overcook; watch    temp, stir fry or meat will toughen). Drain on paper towels. Place a    small amount of oil in wok and heat 'til just hot. Add onions and    peppers and stir-fry briefly (peppers will give off acrid smoke..be    careful). Stir sauce; add to wok. Add chicken and cook just 'til    sauce thickens. Add water or water/cornstarch if needed. This amount    will fill two large platters and serves 6-8. Serve with white steamed    rice.

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