General Tso’s Chicken Copycat
General Tso’s Chicken Copycat
How about some delicious oriental food for tonight’s meal? This General Tso’s Chicken Copycat will definitely soothe that craving. With just the right amount of spice, although you may certainly adjust the spices to your individual taste.
General Tso’s Chicken Copycat
(Printable General Tso’s Chicken Copycat recipe below)
Ingredients…
1 ½ lb. boneless chicken breasts
2 eggs beaten
salt & pepper to taste
½ c. cornstarch
½ c. flour
Canola or vegetable oil to fry
Sauce:
2 tsp. vegetable oil
2 tsp. minced fresh garlic (or ¼ tsp. garlic pwd.)
1 tsp. minced ginger (or 1/8 tsp. ground ginger)
½ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes or more to taste
¾ c. low sodium chicken broth
2 Tbs. hoisin sauce
2 Tbs. brown sugar
¼ c. low sodium soy sauce
1 Tbs. corn starch
Topping:
2 green onions thinly sliced, white and green divided
2 tsp. sesame seeds
Instructions…
*Cut chicken breasts into 1″ cubes. Beat eggs in a bowl, season with salt & pepper. Mix flour and cornstarch in a bowl.
*Preheat 3 inches of oil in a deep fryer or a deep skillet to 350°F.
*Dip chicken cubes, a few at a time, in the egg mixture, then in the flour/cornstarch. Repeat for all chicken pieces.
*Add half of the chicken in the preheated oil and cook until crisp and cooked through or until browned, about 5-6 minutes. Repeat with remaining chicken. Remove from the pan, set aside.
*While chicken is cooking, make the sauce;
*Heat the 2 tsp. of vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the minced garlic, minced ginger, whites from the divided green onions and crushed red pepper flakes and cook for 30 seconds.
*Whisk together the chicken broth, hoisin sauce, brown sugar, soy sauce and corn starch.
*Add the liquid mixture to the pan and bring to a simmer. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until sauce has thickened.
*Add the chicken to the pan and coat with the sauce. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and tops from the green onions and serve.
Notes …
Calories: 540kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 18g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g
Please know that I do not claim to be, nor am I, a dietician! I provide the above nutrition information from the ingredients I use. I use the nutrition counter from MyFitnessPal.com for my information. I suggest you do the same with your ingredients as the result may be different. This is just basic facts provided as a courtesy for you!.
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General Tso’s Chicken Copycat Printable Recipe
General Tso’s Chicken Copycat
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lb. boneless chicken breasts
- 2 eggs beaten
- salt & pepper to taste
- ½ c. cornstarch
- ½ c. flour
- Canola or vegetable oil to fry
Sauce:
- 2 tsp. vegetable oil
- 2 tsp. minced fresh garlic (or ¼ tsp. garlic pwd.)
- 1 tsp. minced ginger (or 1/8 tsp. ground ginger)
- ½ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes or more to taste
- ¾ c. low sodium chicken broth
- 2 Tbs. hoisin sauce
- 2 Tbs. brown sugar
- ¼ c. low sodium soy sauce
- 1 Tbs. corn starch
Topping:
- 2 green onions thinly sliced, white and green divided
- 2 tsp. sesame seeds
Instructions
- Cut chicken breasts into 1″ cubes. Beat eggs in a bowl, season with salt & pepper. Mix flour and cornstarch in a bowl.
- Preheat 3 inches of oil in a deep fryer or a deep skillet to 350°F.
- Dip chicken cubes, a few at a time, in the egg mixture, then in the flour/cornstarch. Repeat for all chicken pieces.
- Add half of the chicken in the preheated oil and cook until crisp and cooked through or until browned, about 5-6 minutes. Repeat with remaining chicken. Remove from the pan, set aside.
- While chicken is cooking, make the sauce;
- Heat the 2 tsp. of vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the minced garlic, minced ginger, whites from the divided green onions and crushed red pepper flakes and cook for 30 seconds.
- Whisk together the chicken broth, hoisin sauce, brown sugar, soy sauce and corn starch.
- Add the liquid mixture to the pan and bring to a simmer. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until sauce has thickened.
- Add the chicken to the pan and coat with the sauce. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and tops from the green onions and serve.
Notes
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… Meanwhile – along with this General Tso’s Chicken Copycat recipe, be certain to check out my other Copycat, Main Dishes, & Chicken Dishes pages as well!
Each is equally delicious in addition to this one!
