GENERAL TSO'S SOY CURLS

I can't remember what General Tso's chicken tastes like but this vegan recipe is super good. It was too spicy and "gingery" for my husband but I loved it. The leftovers were great too. I served it over rice.

You can find the recipe at “Vegan Richa”: Vegan General Tso's Soy Curls

Who Was General Tso and Why Are We Eating His Chicken? Read this article in HuffPost to find out the answer.

See the picture section for my PowerPoint slide explaining why chicken is not healthy.

What I did differently for the sauce:

-Definitely make a double batch of the sauce

-Used veggie broth instead of water

-Did not used sugar. Instead in a high speed blender I combined the broth, tamari, mirin, rice vinegar, and 2 pitted Medjool dates until smooth.

-Used 2 TBSP rice vinegar

-Reduced the sesame oil to 1 tsp (Dr. McDougall allows a dash)

-I don't have a ginger grater so finely chopped mine by hand

-Added an extra clove of garlic

What I did differently for the stir fry:

-Did not use oil

-Increased the green onion to 1/3 cup and mine was mostly white part

-Didn't have red bell pepper so used all green, cut into short strips

-Used carrot cut into small strips

What I did for the instructions:

-Soaked the soy curls in the General Tso's sauce for 30 minutes. Drained using a fine mesh strainer.

-Dry sauteed the garlic and green onion, stirring constantly and adding a splash of water when wanted to stick. Cooked for 2 minutes.

-Dry sauteed the peppers/carrots over medium heat, stirred constantly and added a splash of water when wanted to stick. Cooked for about 8 minutes until softened.

-Mixed the corn starch with cold water before adding to the drained marinade.