General Tso’s Chicken Ingredients (Chicken) - 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, sliced into 1-inch cubes - 1 1/2 cups cornstarch - 1/4 cup salt - 3 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper - 3 cups vegetable oil for frying, plus 1 tablespoon for stir-frying - 5 dried red chilis, roughly chopped - 2 tsp