Joe'S General Tso Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients

For the Chicken
1 - 1 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 teaspoon pepper
1 large egg
1 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup peanut oil, as needed
For the Sauce
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon cooking sherry or 1 tablespoon red wine
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
The rest
3 -4 cups peanut oil (for deep frying)
8 dried hot red chili peppers
1/4 cup green onion, sliced
1 tablespoon peanut oil

Preparation

Mix all sauce ingredients together in a medium bowl, stir and refrigerate until needed.
Cut chicken into 1-inch cubed pieces.
Place in large bowl and add 1/4 cup soy sauce and pepper.
Stir in egg.
Gradually add cornstarch until well coated. Will be very sticky.
Add up to a 1/2 cup oil as needed to separate chicken. Will still be sticky, but easier to manage.
Fry chicken in small batches at 350 degrees until crispy. About 4 minutes per batch.
Drain on paper towels.
In a wok (or in a pinch use large spaghetti pot) heat 1 tablespoon of oil over medium to medium high heat.
Add chili peppers and onions Stir fry for 30 seconds.
Add sauce mixture to wok stirring until sauce thickens to a nice glaze.
Remove from heat.
Add chicken stirring until well coated.
Serve with steamed broccoli and rice.