General Tso s Chicken | Basics with Babish

General Tso s can be more than the saccharine, gloopy sauce soaked into flabby, over-breaded chicken to which we ve become accustomed. With just a little technique and a little love, the 45-minute wait for this takeout mainstay can be better spent making it yourself. Recipe: https://basicswithbabish.co/basicsepisodes/generaltsoschicken Adapted from Serious Eats: https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2014/04/the-best-general-tsos-chicken-food-lab-chinese-recipe.html + Ingredients & Shopping List For the chicken and marinade: 2 egg whites 3 Tbsp dark soy sauce 3 Tbsp Chinese cooking wine 3 Tbsp vodka 1/4 tsp baking soda 3 Tbsp cornstarch 1 1/2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs + For the breading: 1 cup all purpose flour 1 cup cornstarch 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 3 Tbsp reserved marinade For the sauce: 4 Tbsp dark soy sauce 4 Tbsp Chinese cooking wine 3 Tbsp rice wine vinegar 4 Tbsp chicken stock 1/4 cup sugar 1 tsp roasted sesame oil 1 Tbsp cornstarch 6 scallions 4 cloves garlic 2 inch piece of ginger 6-12 arbol chiles (optional) + Special equipment: Large pot deep enough for frying Music by Chillhop: http://chillhop.com/listen Blue Wednesday - Sweet Berry Wine, 90s Kid: https://soundcloud.com/bluewednesday Listen on Spotify: http://bit.ly/ChillhopSpotify