Trishas Easy General Tsos Chicken Recipes

TRISHA'S EASY GENERAL TSO'S CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix 1/2 cup of cornstarch and 3 eggs thoroughly.
• Toss chicken in mixture to coat.
• In a small bowl, combine the rest of the cornstarch, rice vinegar, rice wine, sugar, and soy sauce.
• Heat 1-2 inches of peanut oil in a wok over medium-high heat.
• Fry chicken in small batches long enough to cook through, but not golden brown.
• Remove from pan and place on a paper towel.
• Leave a tablespoon or two of peanut oil in the wok.
• Add chicken and chili pods to the wok and stir fry until crispy and brown.
• Once chicken is done, add the sauce mixture over the chicken in the wok and toss over heat until sauce thickens.
• Serve immediately.
• Goes great with fried rice and an egg roll.

FRESH AND EASY GENERAL TSO'S CHICKEN WITH BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• On a foil-lined baking sheet, toss the chicken chunks with 2 tablespoons cornstarch. Spread the cubes out and bake until they're cooked through, about 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, heat the oil, garlic, and ginger on medium for 2 minutes, stirring often. Add the broth, soy sauce, hoisin, vinegar, honey, plus the sriracha and simmer 3 minutes.
• Whisk the remaining cornstarch into 2 tablespoons water; add that and heat until the mixture has thickened, about 30 seconds.
• Add the cooked chicken to the pan with the sauce and toss together. Serve alongside the broccoli and over brown rice.

EASY GENERAL TSO'S CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Toss green beans with 1 Tbsp. oil, 1/2 tsp. salt, and 1/4 tsp. pepper on a rimmed baking sheet. Roast, tossing once halfway through, until crisp-tender and blackened in spots, 12-15 minutes.
• Whisk cornstarch, 1 1/2 tsp. salt, and 1/2 tsp. pepper in a large bowl. Heat 3 Tbsp. oil in a large skillet over high. Add chicken to cornstarch mixture and toss to coat. Cook half of chicken, turning occasionally, until chicken is cooked through and a light brown crust forms, 5-7 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix honey, soy sauce, garlic, vinegar, Sriracha, tomato paste, ginger, 3 Tbsp. water, and remaining 1/4 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper in a medium bowl.
• Transfer chicken to a plate. Heat remaining 3 Tbsp. oil in skillet over high. Cook remaining chicken 5 minutes, then add chiles (you can add a few more depending on your heat preference) and cook, stirring and making sure chiles make contact with bottom of pan, until chicken is cooked through and chiles have toasted and puffed, about 1 minute more. Stir in honey mixture. Return first batch of chicken to skillet, toss to coat, and cook until sauce is reduced and thickened, about 2 minutes.
• Divide chicken and green beans among plates. Top with scallions. Serve with rice alongside.

EASY GENERAL TSO'S CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk together broth, Splenda (or sugar), soy sauce, vinegar and ginger. Set aside. Wait until just before pouring over the meal to add in the cornstarch. (Otherwise it gets gloopy and slugdy.).
• Spray a wok or non-stick skillet liberally with Pam (or drizzle in some vegetable oil to coat the bottom). Add scallions, garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Add chicken and brown. Use more spray (or oil) if necessary to assist with the browning. Cook about 5-8 minutes. The chicken should be almost done before you add the sauce.
• Add cornstarch to your sauce bowl (put together in step one) and whisk to create a slurry. Add to your chicken in the pan and heat until boiling, then reduce to a simmer. The boiling of the sauce will cause the cornstarch to thicken. Soon it will be as thick as the General Tso's sauce you're used to!
• Serve over rice.