🥡 General Tso's Chicken

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Crispy chicken bites in a sweet, tangy and spicy soy, ginger and garlic sauce, with rice and broccoli. The star of Chinese-American takeout.

⏱️ 30 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Medium🔥 653 calories per serving💪 46 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup (4 oz) long-grain white rice
  • 7 oz (200 g) broccoli
  • 11 oz (320 g) chicken breast
  • 1/4 cup (1 oz) cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1-inch piece fresh ginger
  • 2 dried red chiles
  • 1-2 (0.7 oz) green onions
  • to taste salt

How to make it, step by step

  1. Cook the rice in salted water according to the package. Boil the broccoli florets for 4 minutes and drain.
  2. Cut the chicken into cubes and toss with half the cornstarch.
  3. Fry the chicken in a skillet or wok with the oil over medium-high heat for 6-7 minutes, until golden and crisp. Set aside.
  4. Mix the soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, the rest of the cornstarch and 4 tablespoons of water.
  5. In the same pan stir-fry the garlic, grated ginger and chiles for 30 seconds. Pour in the sauce and simmer for 1 minute until thickened.
  6. Return the chicken, toss and serve with the rice, broccoli and sliced green onions.

Nutrition facts (per serving)

653
calories
46 g
protein
79 g
carbs
17 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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