Guess who's coming to dinner: General Tso
I like this recipe for General Tso's Chicken way better than anything I've ever had in a Chinese restaurant. It is easy to prepare at home with easy-to-find ingredients and it has half the calories and one-fifth the fat of the take-out version. America's Test Kitchen, the folks who deconstruct recipes and show us how to make them step-by-step in Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Country, made over this recipe for General Tso's. They swapped white chicken breast for the dark meat and a crunchy breading of corn flakes for deep-frying. My husband does not like Chinese food but he loved this recipe when I made it for dinner. The option to omit red pepper makes it a winner with our 9-year-old as well. I hope to add photos, but in the interest of sharing this fabulous recipe, I'm posting without. GENERAL TSO'S CHICKEN by America's Test Kitchen BEFORE: 910 calories, 45g fat, 5g sat fat AFTER: 490 calories, 8g fat, 1.5g sat fat WHY THIS