Spicy Miso General Tso Chicken
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Cuisine
Chinese
Servings
6-8
Cook Time
35 minutes
Calories
540
Forget takeout. This is the spicy General Tso's chicken recipe you need to make at home. We're talking incredibly crispy, fried chicken pieces tossed in a sauce thatâs the perfect mix of sweet, savory, and seriously spicy. Thanks to a kick from ghost pepper Carolina Reaper peppers and a rich umami flavor from miso, this version blows the restaurant classic out of the water. It's the upgrade your weeknight dinner has been waiting for and it's ready in about 40 minutes.
There are few things as satisfying as that craving for crispy, sweet, and savory Chinese-American food. General Tso's chicken sits at the top of that list for a lot of people. That glossy sauce clinging to perfectly crunchy chicken is just hard to beat. But we felt the classic recipe could be even better, less one-dimensionally sweet and with a lot more character. This recipe is our answer. We kept the parts we love, like getting the chicken extra crispy with a light cornstarch batter. But we completely reinvented the sauce. It starts with a familiar base of garlic, ginger, soy sauce, and brown sugar. Then we hit it with the game-changer: our Bravado Spice Aka Miso Ghost-Reaper Hot Sauce. This isn't just for heat. The miso brings a deep, savory, umami flavor that adds incredible complexity, while the ghost pepper and Carolina Reaper pepeprs provides a profound, smoky heat that builds with every bite. It transforms the dish from a simple sweet-and-sour sauce into a truly memorable flavor experience. Itâs everything you love about the original, just amplified. Itâs still the dish you know, but with a bold, modern, and spicy personality. This spicy general tso chicken recipe is guaranteed to become your new go-to when that takeout craving hits.
AKA MISO GHOST-REAPER HOT SAUCE
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Ingredients
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3lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cubed
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2Tbsp + Âź tsp Corn starch
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Âźc All-purpose flour
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4-5c Vegetable or neutral oil
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1tsp Bravado Spice Aka Miso Ghost-Reaper Hot Sauce
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½c Water
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2tsp Minced garlic
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2tsp Minced ginger
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Âźc Low-Sodium soy sauce
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Âźc Packed brown sugar
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Âźc Rice wine vinegar
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2Tbsp Chicken broth
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1tsp ea. Salt & pepper
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Sesame seeds (optional)
Directions
In a bowl, mix the cubed chicken, salt, pepper, 2tbsp corn starch, and ½c water. Mix well. If batter is too dry, add a little more water.
In a large wok or deep pan, heat the vegetable oil to 350°F. Working in batches fry the chicken until golden brown.
Drain the pot of all but 1Tbsp of oil. Add the minced garlic and ginger. Cook over medium heat until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the soy sauce, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar, chicken broth and Bravado Spice Aka Miso Ghost-Reaper Hot Sauce.
In a small bowl, whisk together 1Tbsp of water with Âźtsp of corn starch until a slurry forms. Whisk slurry to the pot until incorporated. Reduce heat and continue to cook until the sauce thickens slightly.
Add the fried chicken pieces to the pot and toss well until evenly coated. Serve immediately over rice and top with optional sesame seeds or slices chives.
Enjoy!
Recipe Note
- Don't Want to Deep Fry? You can still get crispy chicken. Toss the battered chicken with a bit of oil and cook it in an air fryer at 400°F for about 15-20 minutes, shaking halfway through, until golden and cooked. Then toss it in the sauce.
- For a Gluten-Free Version: Use tamari instead of soy sauce and swap the all-purpose flour for a gluten-free 1-to-1 baking blend.
- The Chicken: Boneless, skinless chicken thighs work great here too and will be even juicier than breasts.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 1/4 of total amount
- per serving
- Calories
- 540
- Total Fat
- 31 grams
- 40%
- Saturated Fat
- 6 grams
- 30%
- Cholesterol
- 195 milligrams
- 65%
- Sodium
- 1610 milligrams
- 70%
- Carbs
- 28 grams
- 10%
- Added Sugar
- 12 grams
- 24%
- Protein
- 24 grams
- 72%
- Vitamin D
- 3.2 micrograms
- 4%
- Iron
- 2.2 milligrams
- 12%
- Potassium
- 400 milligrams
- 8%
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