Thursday 24 October 2013

Chinese: General Tso's Chicken Sauce with Basmati Rice





Ever wondered how Chinese food is made? Well if you're a diehard Chinese food lover like me you would have at least thought about it once.  I decided to give Chinese cooking a go after I got tired of being ripped off doing takeaways.  My favourite Chinese meal has to be chicken cashew nut followed by Emperor Tso's sauce which is soooo easy to cook that it's outrageous. Oh I forgot, I like sweet and sour sauces as well. Let's get cooking shall we?


INGREDIENTS

3/4 Cup chicken broth

2 tablespoon cornstarch

2 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons soy sauce

2 teaspoon ground ginger

1 tablespoon white wine vinegar

2 medium onions, chopped

2 medium garlic cloves, minced

1/2 teaspoon ground pepper

500g of uncooked chicken cut into 1 inch cubes

White wine vinegar, corn starch, soy sauce and chicken broth

METHOD

1.  In a medium bowl mix together chicken broth, cornstarch, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar and ginger and whisk together. Set it aside





2.  Heat oil in a frying pan or wok over medium heat, add garlic, onions and pepper and cook for 2 minutes









3.  Add chicken and cook until browned which should take like 8 minute




4.  Add the reserved sauce you made in step 1 and simmer till the sauce thicken and the chicken is cooked through and through

5.  Serve with long grained rice or better still Basmati rice!!!!!








18 comments:

  1. I cannot believe you made this yourself. Looks like food channel stuff!! I'm seriously challenged:-) I will try this but where can I get corn starch and soy sauce?and what's that green stuff you garnished it with?

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    1. Thanks for stopping by! Yeah I cooked this all by myself and trust me it's sooooo easy to make. You can use corn flour instead of cornstarch as a thickener, You can get Soy Sauce from Spar, Shoprite and Ebeano no if you live in Lagos. I garnished with spring onions and coriander (cilantro) leaves. Please send pictures so it can feature it on this blog

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  2. Madam, when are you inviting me over? I feel like I told you to make sure I'm there whenever you're cooking!

    I'll soon disown you :(

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    1. Shebi I begged you to steal Cakes recipe for me and you refused....... Actually planning something, wait n see!

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    2. Don't know why you are worried Berry. Two things can happen, either we ambush her at home and she cooks for us or we kidnap her and take her to ours and she cooks. Any way is a win-win situation...hehehe.

      This looks so dellish darling. Will try this one out. I have always done chinese the rush rush way.

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    3. Thanks for making your plans public. Will hire body guards

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  3. Bex... lovely presentation. I love the presentation. I think the way food is presented really matters. Thanks for the recipe. Will try it out and let you know how it went. U are so talented.

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    1. Thanks Martha, Glad you like it. Please send pictures. Thanks for the compliments, means a lot to me

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  4. LOVELY BLOG U JUST GOT A NEW FOLLOWER....AM GOING TO BE STALKING U...PLS COULD U SHOW URS HOW TO MAKE SHARWAMA WITH A GRILL TNX

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    1. Thanks Anon 7.23, please revisit for more recipes, better still like on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/BexCoox for regular updates or just click on join this site on the top right hand corner to get updates as well. I've never made shawarma before but i make fajitas. Wld ask my neighbour shawarma man how it's made. Will keep you posted!

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  5. Food looks great Bex! I know it tastes good too :)
    Nice one

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    1. Thanks Traycee! It tasted sooo good that I put my diet out of my mind and had 2 extra helpings!

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  6. Hello Bex, i was first drawn to your blog when i read your pizza post. wow!!! you are simply amazing and my foodie heroine!!! i dont cook always but i love experimenting and i am totally going to try your recipes. thanks a lot darling. cheers. Xx.

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    1. Awww, thanks Nonye! I love experimenting too, I get tired of eating the same meals day in day out! Please send pictures!

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  7. Hey Bex, I finally put together what looked a little like what you made (Tso's Chicken Sauce and Basmati Rice) hehehehe but have been unable to send pictures to you. You could check it out on my instagram page : @khaleesi_knonye thanks a lot B, cheers.

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  8. Hey Bex, I finally put together what looked a little like what you made (Tso's Chicken Sauce and Basmati Rice) hehehehe but have been unable to send pictures to you. Check it out on my instagram page : @khaleesi_knonye thanks a lot B, cheers.

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  9. Absolutely delicious long grain basmati rice,classic recipe..looks divine.

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