General Tso's Chicken

Name: General Tso's Chicken
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps agave syrup; 283 grams cups broccoli florets (about; 946 milliliters cooked brown rice, for serving; 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 57 grams crispy rice cereal, such as Rice Chex, finely ground (rounded 1/2 cup); 1 egg white, lightly beaten; 2 cloves garlic, cracked; 2 ginger coins, cracked; 4 servings Kosher salt; 177 milliliters low-sodium chicken broth; 3 Tbsps reduced-sodium soy sauce; 2 dried red chiles, broken in half; 2 scallions, thinly sliced; 454 grams boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1- by 4-inch strips; 1 Tbsp vegetable oil; 2 teaspoons distilled white vinegar

General Tso's Chicken is a dairy free main course. This recipe makes 4 servings with 525 calories, 35g of protein, and 9g of fat each. This recipe covers 36% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 50 minutes. If you have agave syrup, cornstarch, chiles, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the vegetable oil you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Coffee Cake #SundaySupper as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

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Toss the chicken in a bowl with the egg white and 1/2 teaspoon salt.

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Egg Whites

Whole Chicken

Salt

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Let sit covered for 10 minutes.

Mix 2 teaspoons vegetable oil into the ground rice cereal, rubbing it in with your fingers. Dredge the chicken strips in the cereal.

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Vegetable Oil

Cereal

Rice

Place the coated strips in one layer on a rack set in a baking sheet and coat lightly with the nonstick cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Bake until the chicken has an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 20 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

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Let rest for 5 minutes, then cut into large bite-size pieces.

Heat the remaining teaspoon of oil in a small saucepan over medium heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Add the garlic, ginger and dried chiles. Stir for a couple of minutes, then add the chicken broth, soy sauce, agave and vinegar.

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Chicken Broth

Dried Chili Pepper

Soy Sauce

Vinegar

Garlic

Ginger

Agave

Mix the corn starch with 3 tablespoons water, and whisk into the sauce. Simmer gently for 8 to 10 minutes. The sauce should be thick, but pourable. Keep warm.

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Corn Starch

Sauce

Water

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Put the broccoli florets in a microwave-safe bowl with 2 tablespoons water. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and microwave until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes.

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Broccoli Florets