Clinton Kelly's General Tso's Chicken

By AzWench

Ingredients

• For Sauce:
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 4 garlic cloves (sliced)
• 2 teaspoon fresh ginger (grated)
• 3 tablespoon honey
• 2 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
• 1 pound broccoli (blanched)
• For Chicken:
• 3 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 pound boneless (skinless chicken breasts cut into 1 inch pieces)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
• For Side:
• 1 1/2 cups white rice
• For Garnish:
• 4 scallions (thinly sliced greens only)
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds

Preparation

Step 1

1. Prepare rice as per instructions on the package and blanch broccoli.

2. Begin sauce in large bowl, mix together 1 tablespoon cornstarch and 1/2 cup cold water until smooth. Add garlic, ginger, honey, soy sauce, Chinese rice wine and red pepper flakes. Set aside.

3. In a separate bowl, mix cornstarch, salt and pepper together until combined. Add chicken and already blanched broccoli and toss until coated.

4. Heat a large nonstick skillet with vegetable oil. Shake excess coating off the chicken and cook in batches until golden, 4-6 minutes.

5. Add the sauce mixture and cook until the sauce has thickened.

6. Plate with rice. Add scallions and sesame seeds for garnish.