General Tso's Chicken 左宗棠鸡丁

General Tso's Chicken is not really a Chinese dish, but actually an American creation. It is a sweet deep fried chicken dish served in American Chinese restaurants.

	Sauce
250 g Chicken breast, cut into inch dices 1/4 tsp Salt 1/2 Egg, lightly beaten 1 tbsp Cornstarch 1 tsp Minced garlic 5 Dried chillies 1 stalk Spring onion, cut into chunks 1/3 Red bell pepper, cut into smaller pieces 50 g Cornstarch for coating Oil for frying	1 tbsp Light soya sauce 2 tsp Rice vinegar 1 tsp Jiafan rice wine (or sherry) 1 tbsp Sugar

1. Rinse the chicken breast and pat dry with kitchen paper. Cut into the inch dices and place them in a bowl. Add in salt, egg and 1 tablespoon of cornstarch. Stir until well mixed and set aside for 20 minutes. Mix the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl and save for the later use.
   
2. Fill a large skillet with enough oil and heat until very hot. Coat the chicken dices with cornstarch and deep-fry until golden and crispy. Drain on paper towels.
   
3. Leave a small amount of oil in the same skillet and heat until hot. Stir in garlic, chillies and spring onion chunks. Stir-fry briefly. Return the chicken, bell peppers to the skillet and pour the prepared sauce over. Stir until all well combined. Remove and serve with steamed rice.