General Tso's Spicy Chicken
"Enjoy a popular Chinese takeout meal at home. You can increase the pepper flakes if you like your food extra spicy."
photo by lazyme
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
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Chicken
- 4 boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 bunch broccoli floret, blanched
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Sauce
- 1⁄2 cup cold water
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
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Side
- 1 1⁄2 cups white rice
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
directions
- Prepare rice as per instructions on the package and blanch the broccoli by boiling it for 1 - 2 minutes then shocking it in ice water, drain and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine 1 tablespoon of constarch and water until smooth. Add the garlic, ginger, honey, soy sauce, and red pepper flakes, then set aside.
- In a separate bowl, mix 3 tablespoons of constarch, salt and pepper together. Add the chicken and toss until coated.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet with olive oil. Cook the chicken in batches until golden, 4 - 6 minutes or until almost done.
- Return the broccoli florets to the pan with the chicken. Add the sauce mixture and cook until the sauce has thickened, mixture is hot and chicken is fully cooked.
- Serve over the rice, and garnish with the scallions greens.
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Reviews
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Great chicken recipe, will definitely make it again. -
This was pretty good. I used one chicken breast for just one serving, but made all of the sauce since I love it over the rice. I could hardly taste the red pepper flakes so added more at the table. This doesn't make very much sauce - even for one serving, so I will definitely make more next time. All in all a good and easy recipe. Thanks Chef Gorete for a nice meal. Made for Fall PAC 2012.
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