General Tsao Chicken

Name: General Tsao Chicken
Ingredients: Sauce:; 1/2 cup cornstarch (corn flour); 1/4 cup water; 1+1/2 tsp minced garlic; 1+1/2 tsp minced ginger root; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/2 cup soy sauce; 1/4 cup white vinegar; 1/4 cup cooking wine; 1+1/2 cup hot chicken broth; 1 tsp monosodium glutamate (optional); Meat:; 3 lbs deboned dark chicken meat, cut into large chunks; 1/4 cup soy sauce; 1 tsp white pepper; 1 egg; 1 cup cornstarch (corn flour); Vegetable oil for deep-frying; 2 cups sliced green onions; 16 small dried hot peppers

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Ingredients

Sauce:
1/2 cup cornstarch (corn flour)
1/4 cup water
1+1/2 tsp minced garlic
1+1/2 tsp minced ginger root
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup cooking wine
1+1/2 cup hot chicken broth
1 tsp monosodium glutamate (optional)
Meat:
3 lbs deboned dark chicken meat, cut into large chunks
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tsp white pepper
1 egg
1 cup cornstarch (corn flour)
Vegetable oil for deep-frying
2 cups sliced green onions
16 small dried hot peppers

Directions

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