General Tso’s Chicken

This is THE recipe! Absolutely worth the time and effort. Thank you for sharing!!

Restaurant gen tso can be hit or miss so I was not expecting much from this recipe. This was absolutely fantastic. It exceeded restaurant by a long shot. The double fry method left the chicken perfect. Not overdone or excessively bready. I only made a few small changes. Instead of orange zest and sugar, I used orange marmalade. The sauce was not overly sweet which it can sometimes be and the orange flavor came through quite well. I also added a table spoon of dark soy in addition to the light soy sauce.

My chicken never turned golden brown so I ended up overcooking it a little, but the sauce was fantastic! I followed recommendations to double the amount and I’m glad I did. It seemed like too much sugar, but I followed the recipe and it was perfect. I didn’t have the peppers so I substituted about a tablespoon of crushed red peppers for a double batch and everyone said it was fine.

I loved this. Absolutely perfect. I used fresh red chili’s but otherwise followed the recipe. Next time I’m doubling the delicious sauce.

OMG I finally made this recipe and it was better than your average Chinese takout! I made two minor alternations after comparing about a dozen similar recipes from other sources which I think took this recipe over-the-top: I used 3 TBSP of regular soy sauce and 1 TBSP of DARK soy sauce. And I added 1 TBSP of Hoison Sauce which mellowed out the original flavor that I found too tangy. Looking forward to making this dish for friends. For dried chilies, I used Chaotian chilis, which have a medium heat and fruity flavor. Depending on your heat tolerance I found them to be the perfect pepper for this recipe.

This was delicious and it was definitely worth fogging out my apartment. Who needs to order out? This is just like ordering from a Chinese takeout spot but it’s a little healthier. So I only used a fraction of the oil to fry (avocado oil) and only fried it once on both sides. I grated much more of the orange peel to start than what the recipe called for and also used the peel strip in the sauce for an enhanced citrus flavor. I didn’t have rice vinegar so I used a little cooking wine instead which I think disrupted the flavor a tiny bit. I didn’t have peanut oil so I just left it out and just used the sesame. I used about a 1/4 cup of brown sugar instead of half but I think I’ll go all in next time. This was still delicious and I made orange shrimp!!

Woooooowww!!! This recipe is outrageously great!! Like fantastic! I made it exactly as directed with the only substitution being I used crushed red chili pepper flakes because Publix didn’t have the dried whole red chili peppers and I was too lazy to keep driving around looking. So I used 3 teaspoons of chili pepper flakes instead of the 6 whole ones. I also prepared 2 sauces, the exact way directed so that I could use one for the chicken, and then have sauce for the rice, because the chicken literally soaks up all of the sauce with nothing left for rice. I didn’t double the receipt, I simply made the sauce twice, which was super easy, the prep for the sauce is the most time consuming thing because of all the ingredients in it, and measuring everything. Once you get it all measured out the sauce literally takes 6 minutes to make. The flavor is big, the chicken is crispy but still light because of the corn starch versus flour coating. I’m going to only do my frying (when I do fry food) with corn starch from now on. It makes a world of a difference in texture and light crispy without a breaded heavy feeling. I served it with white rice and steamed brocoli. Thanks so much for this recipe. It’s going heavily in rotation!

Easy to follow recipe. Loved the instructions on how to prepare the chicken. Used natural brown sugar.

This recipe is fantastic!! I followed the sauce recipe almost exactly (I used 1/2 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes instead of the chilies because I didn’t have any) and it was PERFECTION. It comes out flavorful and sticks perfectly to the chicken. I made the chicken easier and faster by using the frozen breaded chicken bites from Costco. I just cooked them in the air fryer and then tossed them in the sauce and then served it over rice with some steamed broccoli on the side. Better than takeout and it came together so fast, I will definitely be making this again!

The preparation that take up all the time after preparation everything was easy. Didn’t add anything. It was good for my first try.

I omitted the red chili pepper because we don’t like those. But my grandson loved it said it was better than the restaurants.

This could not have been any better. I didn’t add the chiles nor the orange peel. I did, however, add OJ to the sauce for the flavor. Instead of sugar, we used monk fruit sweetener. Instead of deep frying, we used the air fryer and it was wonderful! We didn’t even have a morsel leftover! Cannot wait to make again!

Little less sugar. Great recipe

Wonderful! I didn’t have dried chilis so I used about two tablespoons of chili flakes and I also used a handful of flour instead of starch. I doubled the sauce recipe as well. It was amazing! My son said it’s the best thing I’ve ever made! No leftovers! Will definitely make again.

OMG, this is amazing. General Tso’s Chicken is what my wife like to order when we go out. She said this beats anything she’s had at a restaurant and I agree. The chicken came out crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The sauce is perfection. I didn’t make any changes other than I used the little Thai chiles I had on hand. My wife said I should make this once a week.

Not tangy enough for my family, but I did hear a lot of mmmm’s. Next time, I may add an extra pepper and an extra orange zest.

Made a few substitutes in sauce, half white sugar and half brown sugar, red pepper flakes, 1/4 cup sweet and spicy spring roll sauce, chipoltie chili powder, smoked paparika, used raman noodle chicken seasoning pack for broth……..now boil the raman noodles add some brocolli stir fry veggies, when done…..drain noodles and veggies…….add about a half cup of the sauce and stir on low heat and mix ……..ganish your chicken and noodle veggie mix with green onion and sesame seeds. Share with family and friends if you want….lol

A lot of work but so good. I have a soy allergy and substitute with coconut aminos. It also has less sodium so hubby can eat too. He had a heart attack. Did some stir fry veggies like our fav take -out place did. Alos too another person’s suggestion and air-dried the chicken. THANKS!!

Double the sauce! I am so glad that I did. I used poached chicken so saved myself the extra work of frying the chicken and saved a few calories. I like the General Tso sauce very much and will make it again. I had to use dried red pepper flakes but will get whole chilies for my next batch. One reviewer mentioned that she used mushrooms instead of chicken. I want to try that. My sauce did not thicken as much as I wanted it to but it was so good that it didn’t matter. I served with white rice and broccoli. Everyone enjoyed it.

I’ve done this recipe a few times and it has been a hit each time. lots of fun to make with a friend for sure. 🙂

It’s a crispy chicken with a nice rich thick sauce. We cut out the Chile and used Chipotle seasoning instead to taste. It is a messy dish to prepare, and if you’re making it by yourself, do a lot of prep.