This General Tso's chicken recipe is savory and sweet with the right amount of heat. Slowly cooked chunks of chicken are crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and perfectly coated in the most delicious sticky-sweet sauce. Make this easy recipe on a weeknight for a healthier than takeout meal that everyone will love!
Ingredients
4chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized chunks
¼ cupcornstarch
½teaspoonpepper
1tablespooncooking oil
½ cuphoisin sauce, gluten-free if needed
¼ cupsoy sauce, gluten-free if needed
¼ cuphoney
¼ cuprice vinegar, or sub apple cider vinegar
4clovesgarlic, finely minced
2tablespoonsminced ginger
sliced green onions and sesame seeds, to serve
Instructions
Place the chicken in a bowl and sprinkle the cornstarch and pepper over the top. Mix the chicken around so that it is well coated.
4 chicken breasts, ¼ cup cornstarch, ½ teaspoon pepper
Heat the oil in a large, nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and sear it until it is well browned on all sides, about 6 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat.
1 tablespoon cooking oil
Add the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, garlic, and ginger to your crockpot and stir well. Add the chicken and stir to coat the chicken in the sauce. Cook for 3-4 hours on low heat, until the sauce has thickened and the chicken is very tender.
½ cup hoisin sauce, ¼ cup soy sauce, ¼ cup honey, ¼ cup rice vinegar, 4 cloves garlic, 2 tablespoons minced ginger
Serve with some sliced green onions and sesame seeds over the top.
sliced green onions and sesame seeds
Notes
Pair with steamed basmati rice or cauliflower rice