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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Chinese and Mongolian >> Chinese

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. To Make Sauce: In a large bowl combine 1/2 cup cornstarch and 1/4 cup water. | 2. Mix together. | 3. Add garlic, ginger, sugar, 1/4 cup soy sauce and white wine vinegar. | 4. Then add chicken broth and monosodium glutamate and stir all together until sugar dissolves. | 5. Refrigerate until needed. | 6. To Prepare Chicken: In a separate bowl, combine chicken, 1/2 cup soy sauce and white pepper. | 7. Stir in egg. | 8. Add 1 cup cornstarch and stir until chicken is evenly coated. | 9. Add oil to help separate chicken pieces. | 10. Divide chicken into small quantities and deep fry at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until crispy. | 11. Drain on paper towels. | 12. To Make Mixture: Place a small amount of oil in wok and heat until wok is hot. | 13. Add scallions and dried chile peppers and stir-fry briefly. | 14. Remove sauce from refrigerator and stir. | 15. Add sauce to wok. | 16. Then add fried chicken and cook until sauce thickens (add cornstarch or water as needed until sauce is as thick as you like it). | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
cornstarch	1/2	cup		243.84	58.4128	0.1664	0.032
water	1/4	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
garlic	1 1/2	1/2	minced	6.705	1.4877	0.2862	0.0225
ginger	1 1/2	1/2	minced	2.4	0.5331	0.0546	0.0225
white sugar	3/4	cup		580.5	149.97	0.0	0.0
soy sauce	1/4	cup		33.7875	3.1429	5.1892	0.3634
white wine vinegar	1/4	cup		1210.4027	0.0	269.2806	6.8
hot chicken broth	1/2	cup		1210.4027	0.0	269.2806	6.8
msg	1	teaspoon		1210.4027	0.0	269.2806	6.8
chicken breast half	3	lbs	boneless skinless cut	1210.4027	0.0	269.2806	6.8
soy sauce	1/2	cup		33.7875	3.1429	5.1892	0.3634
white pepper	1	teaspoon		7.104	1.6466	0.2496	0.0509
egg	1			71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
cornstarch	1	cup		243.84	58.4128	0.1664	0.032
vegetable oil	1	cup		1879.16	0.0	0.0	218.0
green onion	2	cups	chopped	38.34	8.1508	1.3774	0.6674
chili pepper	16		sun-dried	20.0	4.73	1.0	0.1

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.