General Tsao'S Chicken(China) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. boneless chicken breasts cut into 1 inch pieces
3 Tbsp. soy sauce
3 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 egg white beaten until frothy (light & foamy)
1 cup vegetable oil
3 hot dried chili peppers, broken in half
2 cloves garlic finely chopped
1 piece ginger root (1 in), peeled in finely chopped
1 Tbsp. white wine vinegar
1 Tbsp. white wine
1 tsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. sesame oil
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. brown sugar

Preparation

Heat the oil in a wok.
Deep fry the chicken, a few pieces at a time, about 1 minute or until golden brown.
Remove and drain on paper towels.
Pour all but 2 Tbsp. of the oil out of the wok.
To the oil in the wok, add the chili peppers, garlic and ginger, stir-fry for 2 minutes.
In a small bowl, combine the remaining soy sauce, vinegar, white wine and 1 tsp. cornstarch, mix until smooth. Stir in sugar, sesame oil and salt.
Pour into wok, cook, stirring for 2 minutes until thickened.
Return chicken pieces to wok, mix well and serve.