Does anyone know how to make general tso's sauce?!


Question: Does anyone know how to make general tso's sauce!?
I am talking about the real deal here, not some pre made sauce from the grocery store!. How do they make it at chinese joints!?

At the very least, what is a good brand i could buy if nobody has a recipe!.

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Answers:
Here's a recipe!. I've made it - good, but not exactly like the ones from the restaurants!.

Brands you can buy: Archer Farms (a Target brand) or Iron Chef (from a regular grocery store) - both are good, but still not exactly like restaurants!. I also add in extra hot peppers, garlic, and ginger when I use the bottled sauces!.

General Tso's Chicken
3 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced fine
1 egg, beaten
2 cups corn oil
1/4 to 1/ 2 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes, optional (we used 1/4 teaspoon)
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 large clove garlic, minced fine
4 whole chicken legs, boned and skinned (ask the butcher to bone and skin the chicken, it's a lot easier than doing it yourself)
1 tablespoon cornstarch
4 dried hot chiles
Combine soy sauce, vinegar, water, garlic and ginger in a small bowl; set aside!.
Cut each chicken leg into 4 pieces!.
Heat oil!.
Combine egg and cornstarch in a large bowl; blend well!. Add chicken pieces in batches and fry in oil until crisp and browned on all sides, about 4 minutes!. Drain chicken pieces on paper towels!.
Pour off all but 1 teaspoon of oil from wok!. Add chiles, red pepper flakes and toss over high heat several seconds!.
Return chicken to the wok with the soy sauce mixture and stir-fry 2 minutes!. Transfer to dish and serve immediately!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Here is a quick recipe I found at cooks!.com

3 tablespoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
l 1/2 tablespoons oyster flavored sauce
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces

Combine marinade ingredients in a non-metallic bowl or ziploc bag!. Submerge washed chicken in marinade covering all portions!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

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