General Tao Chicken

Ingredients

• 2 pounds skinless , boneless chicken breast halves - cut into bite-size pieces
• 0.25 cups cornstarch
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.5 cups vegetable oil

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather the ingredients.

2. 2

   Coat chicken pieces with cornstarch in a bowl; set aside. Beat eggs, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl until combined. Stir in flour and baking powder until no large lumps remain. Mix in chicken pieces until evenly coated.

3. 3

   Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat. Cook chicken in hot oil until golden brown and no longer pink on the inside, about 12 minutes. Set chicken aside; keep warm.

4. 4

   Make sauce: Reduce heat to medium-high; add green onion, ginger, and sesame oil to the skillet. Cook and stir until onion is limp and ginger begins to brown, about 1 minute. Pour in water, sugar, and vinegar; bring to a boil

5. 5

   Dissolve cornstarch in soy sauce in a small bowl and stir into vinegar mixture along with oyster sauce and ketchup. Cook until sauce has thickened and is no longer cloudy. Stir in chicken; simmer until heated through.