General Tso’s Chicken

Ingredients

• Chicken breast (Cut into bite-size pieces)
• 1 tbsp Paprika
• 1 tbsp Ground ginger
• 1 tbsp Garlic powder
• Egg (For coating the chicken)
• Cornflakes (Crushed; season the cornflakes as well)
• 4 tbsp Soy sauce (For the sauce)
• 2 tbsp Hoisin sauce (For the sauce)
• 1 tbsp Honey (For the sauce)
• 1 tbsp Rice wine vinegar (For the sauce)
• 1 tbsp Garlic (Crushed; for the sauce)
• 1 tbsp Fresh ginger (Grated; for the sauce)
• 1 tbsp Gochugaru (Korean red pepper flakes; for the sauce)
• 1 tbsp Cornstarch slurry (For thickening the sauce; the source does not specify the slurry composition)
• Sesame seeds (For garnish)
• Green onion (For garnish)

Steps

1. 1

   Cut the chicken breast into bite-size pieces.

2. 2

   Mix the chicken with the paprika, ground ginger, and garlic powder.

3. 3

   Coat the seasoned chicken pieces in beaten egg.

4. 4

   Coat the egg-covered chicken in crushed cornflakes. Season the crushed cornflakes as well.

5. 5

   Air-fry the coated chicken at 200°C for 16 minutes, flipping the pieces halfway through cooking.

6. 6

   While the chicken cooks, combine the soy sauce, hoisin sauce, honey, rice wine vinegar, crushed garlic, grated ginger, gochugaru, and cornstarch slurry in a pan.

7. 7

   Slightly thicken the sauce in the pan.

8. 8

   Add the cooked chicken to the thickened sauce and mix until coated.

9. 9

   Garnish with sesame seeds and green onion, then serve.

Notes

The source does not specify the amount of chicken, egg, cornflakes, garnish, or the ingredients used to make the cornstarch slurry. It describes the meal as taking under 30 minutes and being sweet and spicy.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• air-fried
• high-protein
• takeaway-style
• sweet-and-spicy
• quick meal