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General Tso's Chicken Recipe

General Tso's Chicken

Emeril Lagasse

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2003

Show: Emeril LiveEpisode: America's China Town

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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!

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  • on April 01, 2011

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    OUTSTANDING! The family loved it!

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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!

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  • 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!

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  • 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.

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  • on March 10, 2010

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    I didn't think the sauce had enough "zing", so I added the zest and juice of one orange and it seemed to make the difference.

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