Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2012

This was great! I doubled the ginger and garlic, only used 1/2 cup of sugar, and didn't fry the chicken. I'll use at least 1/2 the corn starch in the sauce next time. I also added one sliced red pepper and I cut up head of broccoli to add some vitamins while only using 2 lbs chicken. It was great!

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Goneferal

Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2012

CUT THE CORNSTARCH DOWN TO 2 TABLESPOONS. My gods! I used 1/4 cup and it was still way too much, leaving something akin to a gravy in the wok. Also, use low sodium soy sauce and brown rice vinegar instead of white wine vinegar. It'll be a lot better.

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kristjin

Reviewed: Feb. 27, 2012

My. My. My. By the last spoonful I was gushing with joy. This truly was amazing. I substituted flour for cornstarch. As a reminder add the flour slowly to the water when making the sauce so that it doesn't clump (oops).

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matthewrg

Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2012

Definitely much better than take-out! Used less cornstarch as other people had commented before; used 3/4th cup sugar, but next time I will used the whole cup of sugar. and used less vinegar as well. WILL MOST DEFINITELY MAKE AGAIN! :)

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lcisnero

Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2011

The flavors are spot on, however DO NOT use that much corn starch. The results are comical, yes, but not edible.

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Jasmine

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Sedan, Kansas, USA

Living In: Emporia, Kansas, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 22, 2011

I give this recipe a 2 stars(a D grade for this major mistake) due to the fact you DON'T need monosodium glutamate (MSG) to make food tastier or better. Besides MSG causes health problems with many, and in my opinion, this neurotoxin will cause health problems even slightly in the longrun. Hey this is asian style cooking, and with all of the wonderful herbs, spices, and salt(or no salt), how can you not enjoy such foods without such things as sodium inosinate, sodium guanylate, manmade sweetner substitutes(there are some natural ones for those concerned...do the research), and MSG? Here's 1 of many leads http://www.msgtruth.org/

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Porcke

Reviewed: Aug. 10, 2011

Wow, this was SO good! I use a lot of the same ingredients in a lot of my stir-fry recipes, but they created a whole different flavor in this dish! This was how I made it: Marinated the chicken pieces in soysauce, white pepper and garlic powder and added some cornstarch AND flour-just enough to coat it. I fried the pieces until they were golden and crisp(took only about 2 minutes!). For the sauce, I used 2-3 tbsp of cornstarch, 4 tbsp of water, 1/4 cup soysauce, 1/2 cup of sugar, about 1/8 of white vinegar and grated in 3 garlic cloves. I added some thai chili peppers and green onion to a hot pan with a bit of oil, added the sauce and added water to the sauce until I got the consistency I wanted. I then added the chicken and it was fabbb!! I didn't use an egg to coat the chicken because I felt like it would just create a thicker breading around the chicken and I didn't use ginger either.

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jessieboo

Reviewed: Aug. 3, 2011

I made this tonight, but didnt read the reviews first. I also revised it a little. Instead of frying, I pan grilled chicken tenders, subsituted cider vinegar for the white wine, didnt use onions, added 2 tblsp red pepper flakes, and used 1/2 cup white sugar and 1/4 cup brown sugar. The flavor was great, but way too much starch. I'm going to try this again with 1/4 cup cornstarch.

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Tama's Treats

Reviewed: May 7, 2011

Recipe is pretty good, but folks are right on the money about it being too much cornstarch. I suspected that the amounts for cornstarch and water were reversed. So, I used 1/2 c. water and only 1/4 c. cornstarch. Turned out perfect. Will make again.

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