Healthy General Tso's Chicken
Healthy General Tso’s Chicken is a lovely dish including baked breaded chicken bites, combined with a tangy, sweet, yet spicy sauce mixture, all served over rice.
Equipment
- 1 baking sheet
- 2 mixing bowls
Ingredients
Chicken Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken, cut to bite sizes
- 2 cups panko bread crumbs
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup buttermilk
Sauce Ingredients
- 1½ cup water
- 1 cup liquid aminos, or soy sauce
- ¼ cup peach jam
- 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 3 teaspoons minced garlin
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger paste
- ½ teaspoon crushed red peppers
- 1 bunch green onions, for garnish
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, for garnish
Instructions
Chicken
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and put a wire cooling rack on top.
- Dredge the chicken by putting the buttermilk, flour, and panko bread crumbs in 3 small bowls. Roll chicken in the flour, then dunk in the buttermilk, and roll in the panko bread crumbs. Place the chicken bites on the wire rack.
- When all of the chicken is coated drizzle olive oil over the chicken and cook it for 15 minutes.
Sauce
- While the chicken cooks in the oven, make the sauce by heating the sesame oil in a large skillet. Add the minced garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant.
- While the garlic and ginger cook, whisk the water, soy sauce, jam, hoisin sauce, cornstarch, and rice vinegar in a small bowl.
- Add the water mixture to the skillet and cook until it thickens, whisking often.
- Add the baked chicken to the sauce and stir to coat it well.
- Serve over rice with green onions and sesame seeds sprinkle on top.
Notes
Can the leftovers be stored in the freezer? Yes, it may be stored in an airtight container or a freezer bag.