Description
Enjoy the bold and flavorful taste of homemade General Tso’s Chicken with this easy recipe. Crispy chicken coated in a sweet and savory sauce, garnished with green onions and sesame seeds.
Ingredients
Scale
For Chicken:
- 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
- ½ cup cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
For Sauce:
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional for heat)
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- ¼ cup chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch mixed with 2 teaspoons water (slurry)
For Garnish:
- Sliced green onions
- Sesame seeds
Instructions
- Toss the Chicken: Coat chicken pieces with cornstarch.
- Cook Chicken: Brown chicken in oil, then set aside.
- Prepare Sauce: Sauté garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes. Add soy sauce, hoisin sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, broth, and sesame oil. Thicken with cornstarch slurry.
- Combine: Toss chicken in sauce until coated.
- Garnish: Serve garnished with green onions and sesame seeds.
Notes
- For a healthier version, bake or air-fry the chicken instead of pan-frying.
- Adjust red pepper flakes to taste.
- Great served with rice or broccoli.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Chinese-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 820mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 115mg
