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    General Tso Sauce

    If you’re a Chinese takeout fan, you’ve surely come across General Tso. This easy homemade General Tso Sauce recipe is just what you need to recreate those flavors.

    With just 7 simple ingredients, you’ll have your own restaurant quality sauce in no time.

    It’s sweet, umami, sticky, and just a bit spicy. Perfect for making General Tso Chicken, it’s also great with any stir fry!

    This General Tso Sauce is an Asian American condiment that's great for stir frys, or as a dipping sauce.

    We like takeout Chinese from time to time, but we also love whipping up our own versions at home. Sesame Chicken, Hunan Shrimp, Mongolian Beef… the list goes on and on.

    This time, our cravings were leaning the General Tso way. But first of all, we needed to make that delicious sauce…

    This General Tso Sauce is an Asian American condiment that's great for stir frys, or as a dipping sauce.

    General Tso Sauce Ingredients

    • Chicken stock
    • Soy sauce
    • Hoisin sauce
    • Rice vinegar
    • Brown Sugar
    • Red chili flakes
    • Cornstarch

    General Tso Sauce Recipe

    This is about as simple as you can get!

    Simply whisk together all of the ingredients in a small pan. Place over medium heat and cook until the sauce has thickened, about 5-6 minutes.

    That’s it!

    This General Tso Sauce is an Asian American condiment that's great for stir frys, or as a dipping sauce.

    How to Use General Tso Sauce

    • The most common use, popular in American Chinese restaurants is General Tso chicken. We’ll have that recipe for you next!
    • It goes very well as a sauce for shrimp stir fry dishes.
    • Want to keep it vegetarian? Try General Tso tofu or cauliflower.
    • Use it as a glaze for baked salmon.
    • Dip your favorite egg rolls or spring rolls in it.

    Storage

    If you want to make the sauce ahead of time, or multiply the recipe for several stir fry meals, you can refrigerate it in an airtight container for a couple of weeks.

    General Tso Pronunciation

    And, since you were probably wondering, the correct pronunciation is tsah-oo!

    This General Tso Sauce is an Asian American condiment that's great for stir frys, or as a dipping sauce.

    The next time you crave Chinese, skip the takeout and make your own right in your kitchen. This General Tso sauce is going to be the perfect start to that stir fry night!

    Make sure to save or pin this recipe, we’re pretty sure you’ll be coming back to it. And be sure to subscribe to GypsyPlate, we’re always cooking up new recipes for you!

    General Tso Sauce, on our Gypsy Plate… enjoy!

    bowl of general tso sauce atop the Gypsy Plate

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    General Tso Sauce

    Yield: About 1 cup

    This General Tso Sauce is an Asian American condiment that's great for stir frys, or as a dipping sauce.

    Ingredients

    • 3/4 cup chicken stock
    • 1/4 cup soy sauce
    • 2 Tbsp hoisin sauce
    • 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
    • 1 Tbsp corn starch
    • 2 Tbsp brown sugar
    • 1/2 tsp red chili flakes

    Instructions

      1. Whisk together all of the ingredients in a small pan.
      2. Place over medium heat and cook until the sauce has thickened, about 5-6 minutes.

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