General tso's chicken with orange Recipe

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General tso's chicken with orange

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Ingredients:

3/4	lbs	Boneless chicken breast
2	tsp	Dark soy sauce
2	tsp	Rice wine
		-or dry sherry
1	tsp	Ginger root, minced
1	tsp	Cornstarch
1	tsp	Sesame oil
1/3	cup	Peanut oil
2		Dried red chiles
		- halve lengthwise
1	tbsp	Orange peel, coarse chop
1/2	tsp	Fine ground roasted sichuan
		-peppercorns (optional)
2	tsp	Dark soy sauce
1/4	tsp	Salt
1	tsp	Sugar
1/2	tsp	Sesame oil

Procedures:

1	This popular dish gets a lift from the addition of orange peel, hence its other name, orange peel chicken.
2	Cut chicken into thin slices 2 inches long, cutting against the grain.
3	Put it into a bowl together with the soy sauce, rice wine or sherry, ginger, cornstarch and 1 teaspoon sesame oil.
4	Mix well, and then let the mixture marinate for about 20 minutes.
5	Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet until it is very hot.
6	Remove the chicken from the marinade with a slotted spoon.
7	Add it to the pan and stir-fry it for 2 minutes until it browns.
8	Remove it and leave to drain in a colander or sieve.
9	Pour off most of the oil, leaving about 2 teaspoons.
10	Reheat the pan over a high heat and then add the dried chiles.
11	Stir-fry them for 10 seconds, and then return the chicken to the pan.
12	Add the rest of the ingredients and stir-fry for 4 minutes, mixing well.
13	Serve the dish at once.