General Tso’s Chicken
My husband and I love Chinese food and finally found a cookbook we like so we can make it at home. Many Chinese cookbooks aren’t anything like what you find in American Chinese restaurants, so we were glad to find this one. It is called Potsticker Chronicles by Stuart Chang Berman. It is very helpful because there is a list of the exact ingredients you need and a detailed explanation of the techniques required in order to get the recipe just right.
Over the past several months, we have made many of the recipes in the book and like almost all of them. There were weeks when we would cook 2-3 recipes from the book. It’s just that great! Another thing I like about having Chinese food is that my husband and I cook together. We have a great time and we’re like a “well-oiled machine” as the saying goes. We each have our own jobs to do and everything turns out perfectly. We also enjoy going to the Asian Market as a family to gather our supplies. The produce and seafood sections are absolutely amazing and the boys get a glimpse into another culture!
Tonight we had General Tso’s Chicken and the kids even loved it. We didn’t put as much chili paste as the recipe called for so it wasn’t too hot for them. We told them it was similar to Sesame Chicken (which they love) so there was no problem getting them to taste it. Colin (9) is a little picky, but Eamon (4) will try anything and eats almost everything (especially if it’s over rice)!
