General Tso Chicken
General Tso Chicken
Ingredients
For the Chicken Marinade
- 2 chicken breast, diced into 1-inch cubes
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
For the Chicken Coating (Flour Mix)
- 100 grams AP flour, (0.6 cup)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
For the Sauce
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon vinegar, or 1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar, to 4 tablespoons
- 1 tablespoon chilli garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
For the Sauce Aromatics
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger, minced
- 6 dried red chillies, to 7
For the Corn Starch Slurry
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon corn starch
- 1 tablespoon oil, plus additional for air frying, as needed
- as needed sesame seeds, for garnish
- as needed green onions, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- 1
Dice 2 chicken breasts into approximately 1-inch cubes. Place the diced chicken into a bowl. Add 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon rice vinegar, and 1 egg to the chicken. Mix everything together thoroughly with your hands until the chicken pieces are well coated. Marinate the chicken for 10 minutes.
⏱️ 2 min
- 2
In a separate plate or bowl, combine the dry ingredients for the coating: 100 grams (0.6 cup) AP flour, 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon baking powder. Mix these ingredients well.
⏱️ 3 min
- 3
After the chicken has marinated, transfer the marinated chicken pieces to the dry flour mix. Coat each piece of chicken completely with the flour mixture, ensuring an even layer.
⏱️ 5 min
- 4
Place the coated chicken pieces onto an air fryer tray, ensuring they are not overcrowded. Spray the chicken with some oil. Air fry the chicken for 12 minutes.
⏱️ 12 min•🌡️ 400
- 5
Halfway through air frying (after about 6 minutes), flip the chicken and spray with more oil to ensure maximum crispiness. Continue air frying for the remaining time.
- 6
While the chicken is air frying, prepare the sauce. In a bowl, combine 1/3 cup water, 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon vinegar (or 1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar), 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce, 3 to 4 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 tablespoon chilli garlic paste, and 1 teaspoon sesame oil. Whisk all the sauce ingredients together until they are fully incorporated. Set this sauce mixture aside.
⏱️ 5 min
- 7
In a small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon water with 1 teaspoon corn starch until a smooth slurry is formed.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan. Add 2 cloves crushed garlic, 1 1/2 teaspoons minced ginger, and 6 to 7 dried red chillies to the hot oil. Sauté these aromatics until they become fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
⏱️ 2 min
- 9
Once the aromatics are fragrant, pour the prepared sauce mixture into the pan. Immediately follow by adding the corn starch slurry. Allow the sauce to heat up, stirring continuously. The sauce will begin to thicken; once it reaches a thick, syrupy consistency that coats the back of a spoon, remove it from the heat and set it aside.
⏱️ 3 min
- 10
Add the cooked air-fried chicken pieces into the pan with the thickened sauce. Toss and mix thoroughly until all the chicken pieces are evenly coated with the General Tso sauce.
⏱️ 2 min
- 11
Transfer the General Tso Chicken to a serving plate. Garnish with sesame seeds and chopped green onions, if desired. Serve immediately and enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
General Tso Chicken
For the Chicken Marinade
- 2 chicken breast, diced into 1-inch cubes
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
For the Chicken Coating (Flour Mix)
- 100 grams AP flour, (0.6 cup)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
For the Sauce
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon vinegar, or 1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar, to 4 tablespoons
- 1 tablespoon chilli garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
For the Sauce Aromatics
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger, minced
- 6 dried red chillies, to 7
For the Corn Starch Slurry
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon corn starch
- 1 tablespoon oil, plus additional for air frying, as needed
- as needed sesame seeds, for garnish
- as needed green onions, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- 1
Dice 2 chicken breasts into approximately 1-inch cubes. Place the diced chicken into a bowl. Add 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon rice vinegar, and 1 egg to the chicken. Mix everything together thoroughly with your hands until the chicken pieces are well coated. Marinate the chicken for 10 minutes.
⏱️ 2 min - 2
In a separate plate or bowl, combine the dry ingredients for the coating: 100 grams (0.6 cup) AP flour, 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon baking powder. Mix these ingredients well.
⏱️ 3 min - 3
After the chicken has marinated, transfer the marinated chicken pieces to the dry flour mix. Coat each piece of chicken completely with the flour mixture, ensuring an even layer.
⏱️ 5 min - 4
Place the coated chicken pieces onto an air fryer tray, ensuring they are not overcrowded. Spray the chicken with some oil. Air fry the chicken for 12 minutes.
⏱️ 12 min•🌡️ 400 - 5
Halfway through air frying (after about 6 minutes), flip the chicken and spray with more oil to ensure maximum crispiness. Continue air frying for the remaining time.
- 6
While the chicken is air frying, prepare the sauce. In a bowl, combine 1/3 cup water, 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon vinegar (or 1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar), 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce, 3 to 4 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 tablespoon chilli garlic paste, and 1 teaspoon sesame oil. Whisk all the sauce ingredients together until they are fully incorporated. Set this sauce mixture aside.
⏱️ 5 min - 7
In a small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon water with 1 teaspoon corn starch until a smooth slurry is formed.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan. Add 2 cloves crushed garlic, 1 1/2 teaspoons minced ginger, and 6 to 7 dried red chillies to the hot oil. Sauté these aromatics until they become fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
⏱️ 2 min - 9
Once the aromatics are fragrant, pour the prepared sauce mixture into the pan. Immediately follow by adding the corn starch slurry. Allow the sauce to heat up, stirring continuously. The sauce will begin to thicken; once it reaches a thick, syrupy consistency that coats the back of a spoon, remove it from the heat and set it aside.
⏱️ 3 min - 10
Add the cooked air-fried chicken pieces into the pan with the thickened sauce. Toss and mix thoroughly until all the chicken pieces are evenly coated with the General Tso sauce.
⏱️ 2 min - 11
Transfer the General Tso Chicken to a serving plate. Garnish with sesame seeds and chopped green onions, if desired. Serve immediately and enjoy!