General Tso's Sauce

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AmountIngredient
Water
Brown Sugar
Low-sodium Soy Sauce
Shaoxing Wine
White Vinegar
Rice Vinegar
Garlic
Fresh Ginger
Dark Soy Sauce
Cornstarch
Green Onion
Sesame Oil
Chicken Base
Scaled ingredient total384 g

Prep Method 3

  1. 1.Saute garlic, ginger.
  2. 2.Combine all in sauce pot.
  3. 3.Bring to boil, stirring vigorously until thickened slightly.

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Ingredient / Sub-Recipe ( | )Cost
WaterThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Brown Sugar$0.1397
Purchase item nameGreat Value Light Brown Sugar, 32 oz
Purchase cost$1.98
Purchase unit32 ounce_mass
Date added2026-05-16
Item ID #10315012
Vendorwalmart
Low-sodium Soy SauceThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Shaoxing WineThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
White VinegarThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Rice VinegarThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
GarlicThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Fresh GingerThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Dark Soy SauceThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Cornstarch$0.0635
Purchase item nameGreat Value Corn Starch, 16 oz
Purchase cost$1.92
Purchase unit16 ounce_mass
Date added2026-03-08
Item ID #664106906
Vendorwalmart
Green OnionThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Sesame OilThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Chicken BaseThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Total Yield384 g
Total Cost$0.2032
Cost Per G:$0.0005

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  • Water: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
  • Low-sodium Soy Sauce: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
  • Shaoxing Wine: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
  • White Vinegar: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
  • Rice Vinegar: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
  • Garlic: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
  • Fresh Ginger: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
  • Dark Soy Sauce: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
  • Green Onion: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
  • Sesame Oil: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size
  • Chicken Base: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size

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Ingredients13 of 13 connected
Ingredient / RecipeUSDA IngredientYield after cookingNet Weight
Waterwater
100.00%
100g
Brown SugarSugars, brown
100.00%
64g
Low-sodium Soy SauceSoy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu), low sodium
100.00%
50g
Shaoxing WineSHAOHSING RICE COOKING WINE
100.00%
25g
White VinegarVinegar, distilled
100.00%
25g
Rice VinegarMARUKAN, GENUINE BREWED RICE VINEGAR
100.00%
25g
GarlicGarlic, raw
100.00%
20g
Fresh GingerGinger root, raw
100.00%
20g
Dark Soy SauceLee Kum Kee Premium Dark Soy Sauce nutrition label
100.00%
17g
CornstarchCornstarch
100.00%
15g
Green OnionGreen onion, (scallion), bulb and greens, root removed, raw
100.00%
15g
Sesame OilOil, sesame, salad or cooking
100.00%
5g
Chicken BaseCHICKEN BASE
100.00%
3g

Draft calculation · 100% mapped. Scaled batch: 478 kcal. Nutrition and allergen analysis must be professionally verified before regulatory use.

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