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Title: General Tso's Chicken (Not Fried)
Categories: Chinese, Chicken
Yield: 1 Servings

----------------------------------MARINADE----------------------------------
2 tb Dry sherry
1 tb Dark soy sauce *
2 tb Cornstarch

------------------------------------MEAT------------------------------------
1 lb Boneless, skinless chicken
Cut into 1 inch pieces

-----------------------------------SAUCE-----------------------------------
2 tb Water or chicken broth
1 tb Rice vinegar
1 tb Regular soy sauce
2 tb Dark soy sauce
1 ts Sesame oil
2 ts Sugar

-----------------------------OTHER INGREDIENTS-----------------------------
2 tb Peanut oil
8 Whole dried chile peppers
2 ts Minced garlic
1/8 ts Powdered ginger
3 Green onion, cut into 1 inch
Pieces
1/4 ts Crushed red pepper
3/4 c Roasted unsalted peanuts

---------------------------------THICKENER---------------------------------
1 ts Cornstarch-dissolved in
2 ts water

Combine the marinade ingredients in a medium bowl. Add the chicken and stir
to coat. Let stand for 30 mins. Combine the sauce ingredients in a small
bowl.

Heat a wok over high heat until hot. Add the oil and the chiles and stir
fry until the chiles darken to a deep red, about 10 seconds. Add the
chicken and stir fry for 2 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger, green onion and
crushed red pepper, stir fry for 1 minute. Add the sauce and peanuts and
cook, stirring for 1 minute. Add the cornstarch solution and cook, stirring
until the sauce and the chicken is nicely glazed.

*Dark Soy sauce found at Oriental Markets

Adapted from The Well Seasoned Wok

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini