Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2013

I read RDeans review and therefore added garlic - was very careful with the ketchup. I loved it and my husband was crazy over it. I followed the recipe but I didn't measure and it turned out awesome anyway. It isn't that it's a hard recipe just lots of ingredients. I think this would be good with shrimp too. Thanks for this one

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Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2013

This was quite ambitious for me to take on alone; definitely a two-man job, especially for clean-up. Regardless, this recipe came out great after following RDean's suggestions of limiting the vinegar and ketchup (I used rice vinegar), and adding chiles (I used lots of chili paste to add needed flavor). After burning my arm and face with hot oil I decided to bake the rest of my chicken. I was concerned the breading would not bake well, but it actually did. It wasn't the best breading, and it fell off the chicken some, but it was General Tso Chicken for sure. Overall, not worth the work.

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jackies1654

Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2013

I didn't change a thing! It was so good. Even my three year old inhaled it!

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Thunderella

Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2013

This is amazing and my husband loves it! I live in Thailand so when I saw the ingredients and how easy they'd be to get, it was a must try! Read a few other reviews and followed some tips, like adding garlic, less ketchup, a Tbs. of crushed red pepper (because we like hotter food) and a little less vinegar. Plus I cut back on the veg. oil and sugar, because you can afford to. But such an amazing dish, note (learned this living in Thailand), when they say, "HOT" it's hot, our Maid has burnt up several of our spatulas because they get their oil hot when cooking (reason I bring this up is because some people complained about the "breading," which I think if you don't cook it hot enough, fast enough, might lead to a less appealing "battered chicken.") But it is a very good dish and not too hard once you've done it, will use again!

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kmurkey

Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2013

Very good. I used rice vinegar because it is not as harsh I find. Even though I cut back on the vinegar and ketchup, next time I would cut back to only a tablespoon of vinegar and a lot less soy sauce as well. My husband is Singapore Chinese and he always says the recipes call for way too much soy sauce. But this was very close to restaurant style. You need to fry it twice in a deep fryer to get it to come out like the restaurants. This is healthier.

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Achan

Reviewed: Jan. 14, 2013

I really enjoyed this recipe! I did make it the way RDean suggested. My mother and I love General Tso's chicken for a long time and don't eat it too often. Last night we made this together and even my husband enjoyed it. My kids liked the chicken without the sauce. I would definitely make this again, but make sure you have time because it did take me a long time to prepare, even with help.

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jess

Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2012

I made no modifications and I really liked this recipe. I can't say for certain whether it really has that "General Tso's" taste since it's not a dish that I typically order; but this tastes really good. I will admit that I eyeball most everything (vs. make exact measurements), but I don't think that will make much of a difference here.

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ellikat

Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2012

Tried this recipe exactly like it read. The first bite was so so, but the more I ate, the more I liked it. My hubby gave it a 10. I served with rice. Didn't taste exactly like our Chinese Restaurant made, but was really good.. Chicken was really tender. I will definitely make it again. I made the recipe without the sauce.. Just after frying the chicken. My husband who is really picky. Doesn't like too many chicken recipes said He really liked this. So it is two recipes in one,

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jwarren75

Home Town: Canyon City, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 6, 2012

Recently made this for my 2 teens and husband. Everyone loved it-which is rare! Not sure why there are any negative comments on this one. I followed the recipe exactly as shown, just added some roasted broccoli into the chicken and sauce at the end, and served over jasmine rice. Can't wait to make this again!!

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jdub

Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2012

Followed the recipe pretty much as is, though I reduced the vegetable oil by about 25% and sugar by about 50% to try to make it a bit healthier. Tasted very good, although it probably won't become one of my go-to recipes because of the number of steps involved.

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