Mean Guy's General Tso's Chicken

This is the best General Tso recipe out there!!! The taste was marvelous! It tastes so much better than a buffet or what not. I mad a few adjustments though. I used boneless skinless chicken breast instead of thighs.(highly recommended) and I didn’t have any chili pods so I substituted dried red peppers (like the stuff you put on pizza). It turned out beautiful! It was very easy to make as well. This was the first time I’ve made it and I had absolutely no trouble. If you love General Tso chicken YOU’VE GOT TO TRY THIS!!! Mean Chef you’re the king!

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The taste was great. I wasn't sure what type of chile pods to use, so I just picked up the dried New Mexico chiles. I liked it a lot. Now I don't have to go out for Chinese with this recipe.

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I had read all the reviews before making this and listened to doubling of the sauce and I am so glad I did. This was the most delicious General Tso I have had..it was the perfect blend of flavors. Not too sweet but sweet enough, spicy hot but not overly and not salty at all. I didn't find a problem with any of it. I followed the recipe but as I said I doubled the sauce, I did add in some spring onions, a little garlic and fresh ginger and sprinkled some toasted sesame over the cooked dish. After I did the second stage cooking I took the chicken out of the pan and kept warm and then cooked the sauce till it caramelized then re-added the chicken and mixed then served. This worked out perfectly, with the chicken having a nice crispiness to it. I give this recipe high praises and will do this restaurant quality recipe again. But I too will definitely recommend to anyone making it to double the sauce minimum. Can't wait till I make it again, I served mine with some spring rolls I had made, perfect for a lunch. Thanks Kirstin for adopting this recipe and to keep sharing it.

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This General's Chicken was the best I've ever had, and I made it! I did substite boneless, skinless chicken breast for the chicken thighs, but otherwise followed it to the letter. I've made serveral versions of this recipe, and this is by far the best. Don't be intimidated by this recipe, it really is fairly easy to put together, and you won't be disappointed!

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I was reluctant to review this recipe as when I was in the process of making this I discovered I only had about 1 tbs cornstarch. Being that I was short on time I decided to make the recipe, only I did not fry the chicken (I used chicken breast) but I sauteed it in a little peanut oil. I followed the rest of the recipe as stated and it turned out wonderfully. Spicy and tender. My family said it was excellent and never realized my goof. I served this with brocolli and sticky rice. Mean chef this is one great recipe! Next time I will make it with as the recipe states but honestly the taste was so good we didn't miss it. Thanks!

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This recipe is incredible! The only changes I made were boneless skinless chicken breast and I doubled the sauce recipe. Very delicious. Keep up the great work Mean Chef!

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I have tried over 30 different recipes for General Tso's Chicken and this is THE BEST EVER !!!

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This was wonderful - even better than take-out!. It does take time and patience for a beginner like myself but well worth it. Again, thanks so much Meanchef.

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Been making this for eight years. Nice you "adopted" this recipe so others could enjoy it. I use 1 1/2 lbs of bite-sized chicken breasts. I quadruple the sauce but only use 4 tsps of cornstarch. I also add 1/4 tsp of garlic powder. Instead of chili pods, put 1/4 tsp of pepper flakes in the sauce. When pressed for time, I've done almost all of the steps early in the day or day before. After putting chicken in egg/cornstarch mix, cover and refrigerate. Or after first fry I refrigerated the chicken, as recipe states. Same for the sauce. Chicken will get crispy when doing the second stage frying. I've even cooked the broccoli and rice and refrigerated them. While frying the chicken, the broccoli & rice are microwaved. Doing it this way, I have dinner ready in 30 minutes. I serve the broccoli over the rice, then the chicken.

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FANTASTIC!! I stuck to the recipe except I had planned to follow others advice and double the sauce however I had a LOT of chicken, both breasts and thighs and it probably ended up being the regular amount of sauce since I quadrupled it. But I bet I had 3-4 pounds of chicken. I didn't have rice wine so used Sake which was fine. I also added fresh grated ginger, garlic, sesame oil and some crushed red pepper to the sauce. I sauteed broccoli with the red peppers (crush a few if you want some heat) and added chopped green onions and sesame seeds on top. EVERYONE LOVED IT!!! My girlfriends came over after dinner and stood by the stove and picked at it and raved about how great it was! Hubby loved it and so did the kids. Certainly restaurant quality!

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I found this same recipe somewhere else about 8 years ago and misplaced it. I'm so happy that I found it here! It is better than most take-out I've had. It does take some time to make, but so worth it. I used the pepper pods the first time making this and it wasn't spicy enough for us so, I used red pepper flakes. Much better. I use dry sherry instead of rice wine, chicken breasts(we don't like thighs), and quadruple the sauce. I like to serve this with jasmine rice and steamed broccoli. YUM!!!!! For those of you who found this salty, try low sodium soy sauce. For the person who used mirin it's just sweetened sake. If you love General Tso's Chicken you have got to try this recipe. It's the best!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I made a big error making this one, but even with my goof up it still ended up tasting good. I forgot to brown up my chicken and just put my liquid mixture into the pan without chicken being in there...well it turned into a big huge jello-ish ball lol I have no clue what happend but nothing I did would thin it down..I tried some more wine, water, chicken stock lol it just got bigger and bigger...so strange! So I threw my chicken on top of my blob and just mixed it all in...and it still turned out good! I'll definitely make this one again.

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Yummy recipe! My husband said "Let's have this again!" as he went for THIRDS. I used boneless chicken breast too, yum. For the chili peppers, I used dried Santaka Chili Pods (Japones) - the long skinny red ones. They worked great. I also used sherry b/c I didn't have rice wine (where do you get this?) and I doubled the sauce recipe. It could have used even more sauce - I love the sauce. Be sure to let the sauce cook after you add it b/c it's the carmelizing sugar that gives the General Tso it's yummy texture. And I followed another poster's idea and added some green onions. I recommend having everything arranged before starting to cook - mix up the cornstarch/eggs and also the sauce. Then the cooking goes much faster. We're definitely having this again. UPDATE: I find that if I cook the sauce in with the chicken, the chicken loses its nice crunch. Now I take the chicken out when it's cooked, then put in the sauce and get it nice and thick with the carmelized sugar, and then pour it over for serving.

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EXCELLENT!!! I give this 5+ stars and my son gives it 5 stars, so that means 10+ stars for this one :) We truly enjoyed this recipe. The flavor was great and the meat was nice and tender. We used chicken thighs and breast and doubled the recipe and sauce. We had enough left over for one lunch, so I would have to say it only serves 2 if you don't eat like a bird! I will be passing this one along to family and friends and will be making often. We LOVED it!!! Thanks for adopting Mean's recipe and sharing it with us Kirstin!

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wow! this tasted just like the general tso chicken we order in, its amazing!! what a wonderful recipe..the only trouble i had was when i fried the chicken for the first time, because a lot of the excess cornstarch/egg mixture cooked itself and was left in the pan..it also took a lot longer than expected to brown the second frying time..but it was DEFINITELY worth the wait!! and i made it with mona's easy fried rice..the family all loved it..thanks again!

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This was good -the sauce was a little more vinegary than we like for our Tso's, but the chicken part turned out excellent. Thanks!

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OUTSTANDING!!I have tried other General Tso's recipes and they always had a real strong vinegar taste and this one didn't,it was perfect.I followed the recipe to the T,it is very easy to prepare,I made the chicken a few hours ahead and refrigerated it till the 2nd frying and no problems whatsoever.This will be the only recipe that I need for G. Tso's Chicken.

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oh thanks so much for this recipe, mean chef. it's too yummy for words! i used boneless, skinless breasts instead of thighs because that's all i have. i only made 1/3 of the recipe; there are only two of us and we are small eaters. besides we had this with stir-fried vegies and steamed rice, so the amount was perfect. i really enjoyed the sauce. i only had those tiny Thai birds' eye chillies, so i used 3 of that. Next time (there will be) i shall try with 5 chillies with 1/3 of the recipe. thanks again.

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I made this ast night and served it with Mona's Easy Fried Rice (on this site) and all I can say is DELICIOUS!! My son came up with a great idea to use the General's sauce with chicken wings. So on Super Bowl Sunday, that is what I'm going to try. Wish me luck!

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This was so delicous! I have always felt intimidated by deep frying but this recipe worked like a charm. Like BostonMark, I added a little garlic and ginger, and then some chopped spring onions at the end. I doubled the sauce ingredients. We will definitely be having this again. Thanks!

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