General Tso's Chicken #6

Serves:

Ingredients:

3/4 lb Boneless chicken breast
1 ts Sugar
1/4 ts Salt
2 ts Dark soy sauce
* (finely ground), optional
1/2 ts Roasted Sichuan peppercorns
(soaked & coarsely chopped)
2 ts dried citrus peel
1 tb Chopped fresh orange peel OR
cut in half lengthwise
2 Dried red chiles
1/3 c Oil, preferably peanut
1 ts Sesame oil
1 ts Cornstarch
1 ts Finely chopped ginger root
2 ts Rice wine or dry sherry
2 ts Dark soy sauce
1/2 ts Sesame oil

Method:

CUT CHICKEN INTO THIN SLICES 2 inches long, cutting against the grain.
Put it into a bowl together with the soy sauce, rice wine or sherry, ginger, cornstarch and 1 teaspoon sesame oil.
Mix well, and then let the mixture marinate for about 20 minutes.
Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet until it is very hot.
Remove the chicken from the marinade with a slotted spoon.
Add it to the pan and stir-fry it for 2 minutes until it browns.
Remove it and leave to drain in a colander or sieve.
Pour off most of the oil, leaving about 2 teaspoons.
Reheat the pan over a high heat and then add the dried chiles.
Stir-fry them for 10 seconds, and then return the chicken to the pan.
Add the rest of the ingredients and stir-fry for 4 minutes, mixing well.
Serve the dish at once.