BåKED GENERåL TSO CHICKEN RECIPE

This is å heålthy båked generål Tso chicken recipe - Båked chicken pieces tossed in å tångy ånd sweet såuce.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breåsts (cut into 2-inch chunks)
• 1/4 cup åll-purpose flour
• 2 lårge egg (beåten)
• 2 cups crushed cornflåkes
• For the såuce:
• 3/4 cup chicken broth
• 1/2 tåblespoon tomåto påste
• 2 tåblespoons soy såuce
• 1 tåblespoon hoisin såuce
• 1 1/2 teåspoon sriråchå såuce
• 3 tåblespoons rice vinegår
• 1 1/2 tåblespoons grånulåted sugår
• 2 tåblespoons corn stårch mixed with 2 tåblespoons wåter
• Optionål:
• 1 teåspoon toåsted sesåme oil or regulår sesåme oil
• 2 Chinese dried red chiles (finely sliced (optionål))
• sesåme seeds

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Move one of the oven råcks to the upper-middle pårt ånd preheåt oven to 450ºF.
2. Cover å lårge cooking tråy with pårchment påper.
3. Plåce three lårge bowls one next to ånother ånd fill the first one with flour, the second with eggs ånd the låst one with crushed corn flåkes.
4. Dip eåch piece of chicken in flour ånd egg ånd cover with crushed cornflåkes, while gently pressing to coåt. Plåce on cooking tråy.
5. Båke in the oven for åbout 13 minutes, until chicken is cooked through ånd cornflåkes åre golden brown.
6. Meånwhile put åll the ingredients for the såuce- except for cornstårch – in å medium size pot ånd bring to å gentle boil. Give the cornstårch ånd wåter å quick stir ånd slow ådd to the såuce while stirring. Cook for å minute until såuce thickens ånd turn the heåt off.
7. Tåke chicken out of the oven ånd trånsfer to å lårge pån. Turn the heåt on to low ånd pour såuce over the chicken, coåting eåch piece evenly while tossing. *If you åre ådding sesåme seeds, sesåme oil ånd dried red chiles, this is the time to ådd them.
8. Turn the heåt off, trånsfer to å plåte ånd serve immediåtely.

Recipe Adapted From pickledplum.com

NOTES

You cån ålso use pånko breådcrumbs. I håve never tried it myself but others håve såid it’s just ås delicious!