My husband's office is at the Georgetown Waterfront and he often eats at Bangkok Joe's. He loves their General Tso's Chicken, which we all know is not the healthiest of dishes. He has ordered grilled chicken in the past and they have obliged but he wasn't satisfied. I decided that I wanted to conquer the healthier version of this dish to see if he would love it as much as the fried version. Of course nothing beats fried chicken, but he loved this and I will say it didn't lack anything and was packed with all the supreme Asian flavors you want. I served it over Chinese noodles but it would be delicious with rice as well. I read a few recipes and came up with my interpretation. Here is what I did:Cut up 1 lb chicken (thigh)
Marinated it for a few hours in ginger and garlic paste, salt, pepper, some turmeric and a marinade of red chili and hoisin sauce. Marinating chicken for a few hours in ginger and garlic paste makes a world of a difference (in my opinion).
I decided to broil the chicken under a gas flame but you could easily stir fry or grill it (and cut up the chicken after the grilling).
I sauteed some chopped carrots and then added chopped snap peas and scallions and removed them from pan after a few minutes. You could of course use whatever vegetables you want.
Then I added some oil to the pan, added fresh ginger and garlic, red chili. I made a sauce of a tsp of thai curry paste, 1/4 cup soy sauce, tsp brown sugar, tsp corn starch, tsp hoisin sauce, tsp of rice wine vinegar and a bit of sesame oil. Once all of this cooked down in the pan I began pouring in some chicken broth to thin it out, about 1/2 cup over all. I dumped in the chicken, tossed in the vegetables and that was it. You can sprinkle some sesame seeds over top if you want and squeeze in some sriracha if you wanted it hotter.
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