General Tsao's Chicken

Ingredients

3/4 lb chicken breast
4 ts dark soy sauce
2 ts rice wine
1 ts ginger root
1 ts cornstarch
2 1/2 ts sesame oil
3/8 c peanut oil
2 chilies
1 tb coarsely orange peel
2 ts soaked
1/2 ts sichun peppercorns
1/4 ts salt
1 ts sugar
2 long

Instructions

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 ts. Reheat the pan over a high heat and add the dried chilies. Stir-fry them for 10 seconds, then return the chicken to the pan. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir-fry for 4 minutes, mixing well. Serve immediately over white rice.