This was awesome! I wanted to add some new veggies to our dinner menu and this let me mix it with something the kids already liked. I've made it with both onions and without, and didn't notice any major difference. I did take others' advice and use brown sugar. That made a big difference. To make it easier to handle, I cook it in a cassarole dish. You get a nice sauce which can be poured over it or your meat dish. This will be going on our Christmas dinner menu for sure!

Reviewed On: Aug. 5, 2008

My husband loves General Tsao's chicken and since we live in an area that doesn't have "real" Chinese food, he asked that I try my hand at making it. This recipe will NOT go into the cookbook. It is VERY salty and doesn't quite have that "Tsao's" taste. If you do choose to make it, I suggest limiting the corn starch to 2 TABLESPOONS for the WHOLE recipe and cutting down on the soy sauce (be sure to use the low salt kind). Also, pepper flakes work just fine and allow guests to enjoy their own level of spiciness. Also a little less vinegar is better.

Reviewed On: Apr. 3, 2008

I enjoyed this very much. It had a nice flavor, not too spicy if you add only the pepper flakes. One tip: easy on the peanut butter. Add a little at a time. I found that I didn't need near as much as the recipe called for.

Reviewed On: Apr. 1, 2008