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America's favorite sweet and spicy, General Tso’s sauce smothering crispy, baked chicken wings! No extra breading, frying or fuss! Come on in and give these General Tso Chicken Wings a try.

General Tso Chicken Wings

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America's favorite sweet and spicy, General Tso’s sauce smothering crispy, baked chicken wings!  No extra breading, frying, or fuss!
Course Appetizer, Dinner
Cuisine asain
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 384
Author Ronda Eagle | Kitchen Dreaming

Ingredients

For the Sauce:

  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Chinese rice vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
  • ½ cup chicken stock
  • 3 tablespoons white granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 2 large cloves garlic , minced
  • 2 teaspoons fresh ginger grated [ see note 1]
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 6 small dried red chilies , seeded and broken into pieces [See Note 2]

For the Chicken:

  • 2  lb chicken wings , split
  • 2 tbsp baking powder
  • salt and ground pepper , to taste
  • Cooking Oil spray

Optional Garnishes:

  • 3 green onions , sliced
  • toasted white sesame seeds

Instructions

  • Adjust oven racks to upper-middle and lower-middle positions.
  • Preheat oven to 250°F.
  • Line a baking pan with foil, then place a rack (like a cooling rack) on the foil. Spray the rack with cooking oil spray. This makes for quick clean up.
  • Place wings in a large bowl or in a zip top bag. Add the baking powder and salt, then toss to coat evenly. I find a zip top is easiest for this with less mess.
  • Place the wings on the baking tray in a single layer with the skin side up. They will fit snugly.
  • Place wings on the lower middle oven rack and bake for 30 minutes.
  • Move wings up to the upper middle rack and increase the oven temperature to 425°F.
  • Bake for 40 - 50 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through.
  • Remove baking pan from the oven and let it cool for 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, combine the first 7 sauce ingredients (through cornstarch) and stir until the sugar and cornstarch are dissolved.
  • Heat the tablespoon of oil in a wok or large heavy frying pan over medium-high heat. Fry the garlic, ginger and red chilies for about 30 seconds until fragrant. Add the sauce and simmer until thickened.
  • Pour over the baked wings just before serving. Garnish with sliced green onions and toasted sesame seeds.

Notes

  1. You will need about a 1-inch piece of fresh ginger or you can buy a prepared grated ginger in the produce section of the grocery store.
  2. If you are unable to find dried red chilis substitute crushed red pepper flakes 1/2 tsp to 1 tsp depending on heat level you prefer.