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Tom's General Tso's Chicken

Source: Genius Kitchen(food.com)
Estimated Nutritional Profile
Nutrient Quantity
Protein (g)385.2265
Energy (kCal)3351.5338
Carbohydrates (g)11.8143
Total fats (g)186.417
Temporal Sequence of Cooking Processes
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    Utensils Used
    | 1. Save yourself a little time and chop the all the garlic and ginger when you make the marinade! | 2. Mix together the chili peppers, 1 tbsp ginger, 1 clove garlic, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar and sesame oil in a wok until sugar is dissolved. Heat it up a little just to make sure sugar is totally dissolved. Let it cool for a couple minutes. | 3. Put the chicken and broccoli into a large bowl and coat it with the flour. | 4. Pour the marinade over the chicken and broccoli; mix to coat, and marinate for at least 15 minutes but no longer than 2 hours. | 5. Heat wok over high heat until very hot and add the oil. | 6. Working quickly add the ginger, garlic, chili (optional), sugar, soy sauce, and rice wine vinegar and stir to combine. | 7. Add the chicken and broccoli in the wok along with the marinade and continue to cook until the chicken is brown (about 1-2 minutes). | 8. Once the chicken is brown, add the tomato paste and water (or broth) and stir it until the tomato paste is incorporated. | 9. Continue to cook for another 1-2 minutes, until chicken is done and sauce has thickened. | 10. Taste the sauce and season to taste with more soy, vinegar, sugar, chiles, etc -- | 11. Serve with rice. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients
    Ingredient Name Quantity Unit State Energy (kcal) Carbohydrates Protein (g) Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
    red chili pepper 1 chopped 1.25 0.2753 0.0584 0.0138
    gingerroot 1 tablespoon minced - - - -
    garlic clove 1 minced 4.47 0.9918 0.1908 0.015
    flour 2 -3 tablespoons 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    sugar 1 pinch 1.1471 0.2869 0.0 0.0
    soy sauce 1/4 cup 33.7875 3.1429 5.1892 0.3634
    rice wine vinegar 1 dash - - - -
    sesame oil 1 teaspoon toasted 39.78 0.0 0.0 4.5
    chicken breast 4 cut 3120.7192 0.0 378.2965 167.8294
    broccoli floret 2 -3 cups - - - -
    oil peanut 1 tablespoon 119.34 0.0 0.0 13.5
    ginger 1 tablespoon minced 4.8 1.0662 0.1092 0.045
    garlic clove 1 minced 4.47 0.9918 0.1908 0.015
    red chili pepper 1 chopped 1.25 0.2753 0.0584 0.0138
    sugar 1 pinch 1.1471 0.2869 0.0 0.0
    soy sauce 1/4 cup 33.7875 3.1429 5.1892 0.3634
    rice wine vinegar 1 dash - - - -
    tomato paste 2 tablespoons 26.24 6.0512 1.3824 0.1504
    water 1/3 cup 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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



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