General Tso's Chicken
Show: Emeril Live
Episode: America's China Town
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By Chef Crazy Horse
Cave City, Arkansas
on July 08, 2012
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I agree with thickness of the sauce reviews. That said I adjusted the vinigar and the chicken broth measurments as well as the dry ingredients. This gave me ample sauce but as shannonrivas said, it tasted nothing like the Gen.Taos we all know and love. There's a packaged seasnoning called General Taos Chicken made by ***-**** that come close butr still not the same.
By meredith_robbin...
Bangalore, India
on November 05, 2011
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This was really tasty but the chicken didn't become crisp when fried. Not sure why that was. And the sauce got very thick, very quick. I think it could have used another 1/2 cup of sauce if you want to have it over rice instead of next to.
By MrsTedYoung
Franklin, Indiana
on October 30, 2011
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this was really tasty but it didnt really taste like general chicken. It was a LOT of work. As I said though it was very tasty.
By PWog
downtown Los An...
on August 21, 2011
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This was a weird dish for me. I had a little problem with the thickness of the sauce, but worked it out. Thanks to another reviewer's comment, I added orange zest and it finished the sauce with a zing. There are many variations of General Tso's so don't be too tough on Emeril - it was very good!
By Cris P
Rhode Island
on April 01, 2011
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OUTSTANDING! The family loved it!
By ndnsiouxchef
on March 01, 2011
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I love this recipe, but I think that the chicken would add more to the meal if it had a light breading on it. Watch the peppers, cause even this southern girl thinks this dish is HOT.
By jamesmc_iv
on November 29, 2010
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Made a few adjustments and it turned out really good. Scale back a bit on the ginger, skip the cashews entirely (never have I ever received cashews with my order of Gen. Tso's, and ended up using a third a cup of sugar in the chickenstock mixture. I've tried a number of recipes for the sauce and so far this is the best I've found.
By BelfastJimmy
on October 05, 2010
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WAM, SHAM, GADIDLY ZAM!!!
Emeril really needs to get out more and taste what a REAL General Tso's is like, cos this is nothing like it!!
I like to try Tso's in every Chinese I come across - same with Hot & Sour Soup. Love both!
There is one place here in MA. which delivers both dishes consistently divine!
Over the years I have tried many recipes for this dish.
This Emeril dish is OK (? as a chicken entree but should NEVER be considered or even thought of a General Tso's!!!
No, this is something very different. Too much work for a mediocre dish.
Perhaps Emeril would have been better off naming it Chicken De Jour.
General Tso's it is NOT!
By mariesteph
Arlington, 87
on August 11, 2010
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I followed the recipe exactly and loved it just the way it's supposed to be. The only problem I had was not having enough. Everyone was fighting over the last bite. I find almost all of recipes to be that good!
Thanks Emeril!
By peppercat2000_6...
Modesto, CA
on April 10, 2010
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Hmmm....don't know if the chicken was supposed to be crunchy or not?! Mine wasn't, but it did taste juicy. If I make this again I don't think I will cook as it was in the recipe, I'd rather just stir fry it. The sauce was tasty and fresh and didn't taste overly sweet like they do from the Chinese restaurants. As others have mentioned, the sauce did turn out thick but that was remedied by adding more broth/wine/soy sauce. I also doubled the sauce.