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So we may have a certain thing for American Chinese dishes as seen on our website with dishes like Mongolian Beef or Orange Chicken and now this halal General Tso chicken recipe

But we can’t help it, they’re just so easy to make and really hit the spot when it comes to iftar time! When doing research as to how to make this dish, we found a lot of the recipes for General Tso chicken use alcohol in the cooking whether it is marinating the chicken in rice wine or beer or using alcohol in the sauce. Clearly, this is not a halal-friendly recipe so we made a few substitutions so that it is suitable for us to eat and enjoy!  I’ve adapted this recipe from Serious Eats: The Food Lab as Kenji knows how to make good food without taking short cuts! It may seem like it requires a lot of time...

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