Skinnier General Tso Chicken. General Tso's chicken is a sweet, deep-fried chicken dish that is served in North American Chinese restaurants. This healthier lightened up version is wok sautéed instead of deep fried, and made without all the I made this tonight with the skinny taste cauliflower fried rice, and my husband and I loved it. General Tso's chicken (pronounced [tswò]) is a sweet deep-fried chicken dish that is served in North American Chinese restaurants.
The sweetness of the caramel sauce perfectly balanced by Asian chili sauce and General Tso's Chicken that is BAKED, not fried, smothered in an irresistible sweet and spicy, zingy sauce and about to become your favorite Chinese.
General Tso's Chicken was one of my favorite college days late night Chinese food delivery orders.
The spicier, zestier less popular cousin to the ever popular Orange Chicken, General Tso's Chicken is a fantastic option when you're looking to change up.
You can cook Skinnier General Tso Chicken using 19 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Skinnier General Tso Chicken
- Prepare of Chicken.
- It's 1 1/2 lb of boneless & skinless Chicken Breast.
- It's 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour.
- Prepare 3 each of eggs, whisked.
- It's 2 1/2 cup of crushed Corn Flakes.
- It's of Sauce.
- You need 1/3 cup of Hoisin Sauce.
- Prepare 1 1/2 cup of chicken broth.
- It's 1/4 cup of Rice Vinegar.
- Prepare 3 1/2 tbsp of soy sauce.
- It's 4 tbsp of brown sugar.
- You need 2 tbsp of cornstarch.
- Prepare tsp of Sriracha sauce.
- It's 1/2 tbsp of sliced green onion scallion.
- You need of Garnish.
- Prepare 2 cup of steamed broccoli.
- You need 4 cup of cooked rice.
- Prepare of sesame seed.
- You need of sliced green onion.
Here's a Weight Watcher friendly dinner recipe for everyone who's been asking, with smart points!! This is a cook with me video for the clone of General Tso'. While, General Tso's chicken and orange chicken are both delicious Chinese stir fries, they are very different dishes. They both have golden fried chicken pieces in a sweet sauce, but General Tso's chicken has a more savory flavor relying on soy sauce, chili.
Skinnier General Tso Chicken instructions
- Slice chicken breasts into bite sized chunks..
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Set up a dredging station: Cubed chicken, flour, whisked egg, corn flakes, greased baking sheet..
- First coat the chicken in flour, then dip it in the whisked egg, then coat it with corn flakes. Press down on the corn flakes to make sure they stick..
- Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray and set the chicken on..
- Once all of the coated chicken is on the baking sheet- spray over with cooking spray..
- Bake for 15 minutes until golden brown..
- While cooking the chicken, mix the sauce ingredients in a large pot over medium high heat until thick..
- I made my Hoisin Sauce from scratch with this recipe. https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/360479-delectable-hoisin-sauce.
- Prepare the optional garnishes.
- Once the sauce and chicken are done, toss the chicken and sauce together in the large pot..
- Garnish and enjoy!!.
Remove chicken from wine/soy marinade and place in flour mixture. Mix thoroughly, until all the chicken pieces are coated. An easy General Tso's chicken recipe that yields crispy chicken without deep-frying. It also uses much less sugar while maintaining a great bold taste. If you compare the General Tso sauce here to Maggie's version of Sichuan beef sauce in the Real-Deal.