Quick General Tso's Chicken
Can I start by saying that this dish is super simple and fast to put together? If you need a week night meal that won't set you back for cooking and prep time, this is your dish. Not only this general tso's chicken is simple and fast to put together, but it is super delicious.
The only out of the ordinary ingredient that you will need to make this Tso's chicken recipe is the hoisin sauce, which you can find gluten free. How great is that?
You can serve this with stemmed broccoli which I have done and it is really perfect with it. My kids and my husband really enjoyed this version of Tso's chicken.
I can't say this enough, but this dish is super easy to put together and delicious. If you have 20 minutes, you can make this dish. That is all you need.
Serve this chicken with brown rice and you will be good to go, and if you like, increase the quantities to have left overs in the next days to come.
Enjoy!
Place the chopped chicken in a heavy large sauce pan over medium heat and cook until almost brown, about 10 minutes. Then add the ginger and cook further for another 3 minutes or so before you add the sauce and green onions.
Ingredients
Yields 4-5 servings
2 lbs organic chicken breast, cut into small cubes
8 green onions, chopped
3 Tbs arrowroot powder, or cornstarch
2 Tbsp chopped fresh ginger
2 Tbs olive oil
1 Tbs sesame oil
1 Tbsp sesame seeds
1 tsp pepper flakes
Brown rice to serve
Sauce
1/3 cup peach jam
1/4 cup gluten free hoisin sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tsp arrowroot powder, or cornstarch
2 Tbsp gluten free soy sauce
1/2 cup water
In a bowl, mix together peach jam, hoisin sauce, rice wine vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce, arrowroot powder and water. Set aside.
In a large skillet, heat the olive oil. Dredge the chicken in the cornstarch and shake off any excess. Cook the chicken in the olive oil and when it is almost browned, 8-10 minutes, add the ginger and cook further for about 2-3 minutes. I cooked the chicken a total of 11 minutes or so
Add the sesame oil, and green onions. Cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the sauce mixture and bring to a boil. Simmer mixture for 1-2 minutes, or until the sauce thickens up a bit.
Serve garnished with green onions, hot pepper flakes and sesame seeds.
Recipe adapted from taste and tell
