General Tso's Chicken

Crispy fried chicken pieces tossed in a sweet, tangy, mildly spicy sauce. Ingredients 700 g boneless chicken thighs, bite-size 2 eggs, beaten 90 g cornstarch 60 g flour Oil for frying 3 tbsp soy sauce 2 tbsp rice vinegar 3 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp hoisin sauce 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 tsp grated ginger 1-2 dried chilies 2 tbsp water Method Coat chicken in egg, then cornstarch-flour mixture. Fry at 175 C (350 F) until golden and cooked through; drain. Stir-fry garlic, ginger, and chilies briefly in a wok. Add soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, hoisin, and water; simmer until glossy. Toss chicken in sauce until evenly coated and serve hot. Notes Chinese-American style preparation; adjust sweetness, acidity, and heat to taste.