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black bean sauce, chicken pieces, cornstarch, Garlic, ginger, honey, red pepper flakes, rice vinegar, scallion, soy sauce, sriracha, tomato paste
This General Tso’s chicken is different, not the usual take-out variety. First, the chicken isn’t diced, but left in pieces and then roasted. Secondly, this really combines General Tso’s sauce with some orange zest and juice, creating the best of both worlds, General Tso’s and Orange chicken. Both of The Goddess’s favorites, rolled into one lovely dish. Continue reading
I was thinking of Chinese food. Truth be told, I’m usually thinking about food, and many times it leans Chinese. I love egg rolls or spring rolls. I was thinking about egg rolls. Dreaming, really. So with the winter chill, I was thinking about tossing together a soup of some sort. And with the Asian New Year around the corner, light bulb moment!!! Why not combine the two?
The Eldest Progeny loves General Tso’s. Make no mistake here…we all love it. But, he can be pretty passionate about it. It’s sort of a benchmark for him, when he considers the quality of a Chinese restaurant. We’ll see what he thinks about this version, which isn’t deep-fried and is a bit lighter, but loaded with flavor.
This is a really nice side dish for an Asian-inspired dinner. Well, for any dinner, really. I love spring onions. They are like giant scallions, but more onion-y and maybe a bit sweeter. At any rate, they’re darned delicious.