General Tso’s Chicken
Crispy chunks of chicken breast, coated in a sweet and spicy sauce.
A classic takeaway dish that can be prepared in under half an hour.
Shopping list
- 2 skinless chicken breasts, cut into small cubes
- 3 tbsp cornflour
- 100ml vegetable oil
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tsp fresh ginger, grated
- 3 spring onions, sliced
- 120ml water
- 60ml soy sauce
- 120ml chilli sauce
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
Method
Take 1 tablespoon of cornflour and use this to coat the chunks of chicken.
Add the chicken to a heated frying pan with oil and sauté for around 10 minutes over high heat, stirring regularly. Once cooked through, set aside for later.
Prepare the sauce by mixing together the sesame oil, ginger and spring onions in a saucepan and cooking for 3 minutes over medium-high heat. Then, add the water and maple syrup and let the sauce simmer for 1 minute.
Mix the remaining cornflour, soy sauce and chilli sauce together in a bowl. Then, pour the mixture into the saucepan and cook for 2 more minutes until the sauce thickens.
Add the chicken to the saucepan and then serve in a bowl, garnishing with sesame seeds and spring onions.
Ingredients
Directions
Take 1 tablespoon of cornflour and use this to coat the chunks of chicken.
Add the chicken to a heated frying pan with oil and sauté for around 10 minutes over high heat, stirring regularly. Once cooked through, set aside for later.
Prepare the sauce by mixing together the sesame oil, ginger and spring onions in a saucepan and cooking for 3 minutes over medium-high heat. Then, add the water and maple syrup and let the sauce simmer for 1 minute.
Mix the remaining cornflour, soy sauce and chilli sauce together in a bowl. Then, pour the mixture into the saucepan and cook for 2 more minutes until the sauce thickens.
Add the chicken to the saucepan and then serve in a bowl, garnishing with sesame seeds and spring onions.