General Tso’s Chicken - Easy Homemade Recipe
A quick and delicious homemade General Tso’s Chicken recipe with crispy fried chicken coated in a sweet and savory sauce. Perfect for weeknight dinners!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup water
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- Oil for frying
- 1/3 cup soy sauce (for the sauce)
- 1/3 cup rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp water (slurry)
- Green onions and sesame seeds for garnish
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix cornstarch, flour, baking powder, water, soy sauce, and garlic powder to make a batter.
- Coat chicken pieces in the batter.
- Heat oil in a deep skillet and fry chicken pieces until golden and crispy. Remove and set aside.
- In a saucepan, combine soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, and sesame oil. Heat until sugar dissolves.
- Stir in the cornstarch slurry and simmer until the sauce thickens.
- Toss fried chicken in the sauce until fully coated.
- Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds before serving.