General Tso's Chicken // Canning Nana

 General Tso's Chicken 


Ingredients: 
3-4 chicken breasts, cut into 1" bite sized pieces 
1/2 Cup Hoisin Sauce 
2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce 
2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar 
3 Cloves Garlic, Minced
3 Tablespoons Rice Wine Vinegar 
1 teaspoon sesame oil 
2 teaspoons hot chili oil or 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flake 
1 small can water chestnuts 
ground pepper 
2 Tablespoons Cornstarch 

Garnish:
Green Scallions 
Toasted Sesame Seeds 

Extra Ingredients for Stove Top Version *see below:
1/4 Cup Cornstarch
1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil 


IF making on your stovetop: 
  • In a mixing bowl add the chicken and cornstarch. Toss until the chicken is completely coated in the cornstarch. In a large non-stick skillet over medium high heat add oil and cook the chicken until the chicken is lightly browned.  Add in all your remaining ingredients (except for the garnich) and continue cooking until the chicken is cooked. Serve immediately to preserve the chicken coatings crunch.

IF making in slowcooker or crockpot: 

  • In the bottom of your slowcooker or crockpot; whisk together hoisin sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, ginger and hot chili oil or crushed red pepper. Place the water chestnuts and the diced chicken in the slow cooker, lightly pepper. Stir everything together and let cook. 
  • Cook on low heat for 3-4 hours or until chicken is cooked through.
  • To thicken the sauce, use 2 Tablespoons cornstarch and take out an equal part sauce from crockpot - stir together well and add this slurry back into crockpot, stir well and let sauce thicken. 
  • Serve over rice and garnish with green onions, sesame seeds.

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