General Tso's Chicken

Name: General Tso's Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 10½ oz Jasmine Rice; ½ tsp Salt; 1¼ lb Chicken Thigh; 5 tbsp Cornstarch; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 3 tbsp Soy Sauce; 2 tbsp Rice Vinegar; 1¾ tbsp Brown Sugar; 1 tbsp Hoisin Sauce; 14 oz Broccoli; 3 Dried Red Chiles; 3 cloves Garlic; 2½ tbsp Ginger; 2 Scallions

By Eatpace

Air-fried chicken gets a crisp coating and a sweet, tangy, spicy sauce, with rice and broccoli alongside. The sauce cooks while the chicken air-fries.

Total: 45 min; 15 prep · 30 cook
Serves: 4; Scale it below
Calories: 641; kcal per serving
Protein: 39g; per serving

Plan this dinner Jump to recipe

General Tso's chicken with rice and broccoli, topped with sliced scallions.

45 min

Method

7 steps 15 min prep · 30 min cook

Prep

Step 1. Bring Jasmine Rice, the rice portion of Water, and Salt to a boil in a saucepan. Cover and simmer over low heat until the water is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand, covered, for 10 minutes.
Step 2. Meanwhile, toss Chicken Thigh with the coating portion of Cornstarch, then toss with half the Vegetable Oil. Arrange in a single layer in the air-fryer basket; work in batches if needed.
Step 3. Air-fry at 400°F (200°C), shaking halfway, until browned and the chicken has no pink inside, about 12 minutes per batch. Transfer to a plate; repeat with any remaining chicken.
Step 4. Meanwhile, whisk Soy Sauce, Rice Vinegar, Brown Sugar, Hoisin Sauce, the rest of the Water, and the rest of the Cornstarch in a bowl until smooth.

Cook

Step 5. Meanwhile, place Broccoli in a microwave-safe bowl with a splash of water. Cover and microwave until bright green and tender-crisp, about 4 minutes; drain.
Step 6. Heat the rest of the Vegetable Oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add Dried Red Chiles, Garlic, and Ginger; stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Whisk the sauce again, add it, and simmer until glossy and thick, about 2 minutes.

Finish & serve

Step 7. Toss the chicken in the sauce. Fluff the rice and serve with the chicken and broccoli. Scatter Scallions over the top and leave the whole chiles on the plate.

In the app, cook mode shows one step at a time with its timer, and it works offline.

Get the app

Tips

Good to know

Keep the chicken in a single layer so the coating turns crisp, and check that the thickest pieces reach 165°F.

Swap it

Use gluten-free tamari and gluten-free hoisin in place of the soy sauce and regular hoisin if needed.

Leftovers

Cool leftover rice promptly, refrigerate it with the chicken and broccoli, and reheat thoroughly within 3 days.

In Eatpace

Plan it, and the grocery list follows.

Add this dinner to the plan or to Up next, and 12 of its 14 ingredients join one grocery list with your other dinners, the same ingredients added up and sorted by aisle.

Plan this dinner Free on iPhone

This plan 3 dinners to go