General Tso Chicken Recipe
Everyone will love this tasty Chinese-American dish! Juicy chicken is breaded, browned, then coated with a spicy and sweet sticky sauce. Delish!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 Tbsp all purpose flour
- 3 Tbsp corn starch
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper more if you like it spicy
- 3 Tbsp vegetable oil
Sauce Ingredients:
- ⅔ cup water
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp hoisin sauce
- ¼ cup vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tsp grated fresh ginger
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
Garnish:
- 4 green onions sliced
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
Instructions
- Start cooking your rice. Cut chicken into 1" pieces.
- Mix together the flour, cornstarch, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper in a shallow dish. Dredge chicken in flour mixture.
- Cook chicken in the hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat till the outside is golden brown and the internal temperature is 165 degrees. Remove to a plate.
- While the chicken is cooking, whisk the water, sugar, cornstarch, soy sauce, hoisin, vinegar, garlic, and ginger in a small bowl. Add to the skillet; cook and stir over medium heat till thick and bubbly.
- Turn the heat to low and return the cooked chicken to the pan. Spoon the sauce over the top of each piece and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- Serve chicken and sauce over hot fluffy white rice. Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.
Notes
- This dish is best served immediately, because as it sits the chicken coating softens. You can store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days, but the breading tends to fall apart.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 342kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 27gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 1305mgPotassium: 509mgFiber: 1gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 202IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 1mg
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