General Tso's Chicken #4

Ingredients:

2 Whole Chicken Breasts
1/4 c Flour
1/4 c Cornstarch
1/2 ts Baking Powder
1 ds Pepper
--------- SEASONING SAUCE ---------
6 tb Sugar
3 tb Cider Vinegar
5 tb Soy Sauce
1/2 ts Salt
2 tb Soy Sauce
1/4 c Beer
2 Hot Peppers (Or More)
Crushed
1/2 c Cornstarch
1 Orange Rind, Minced
1 tb Ginger, Minced
1/3 c Fried Peanuts, Chopped
--------- BATTER ---------
1 Egg
1 ts Cornstarch

Method:

Skin and bone the chicken.
Cut into 1-1/2" x 2" strips.
Mix batter.
Add chicken, tossing lightly to coat.
Cover and chill for 1/2 hour.
Mix seasoning sauce.
Coat each piece of chicken well with cornstarch.
Arrange chicken on well-floured wax paper.
Heat 2-3" of oil in a pan until very hot.
Fry chicken for 30 seconds.
Drain well on a cookie sheet covered with paper towels.
Reheat oil over high heat until very hot.
Refry chicken until crispy and golden brown.
Drain again and keep hot in oven.
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in wok over medium heat.
Fry orange rind until golden brown.
Add chili and ginger, stir-frying 20 seconds.
Mix in seasoning sauce and heat to boil, stirring constantly until foam subsides and the sauce thickens slightly and turns to glaze (about 2 minutes or more).
Add fried chicken, tossing to coat well.
Sprinkle chopped peanuts on top.