General Tso Chicken
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 500 g Chicken Thighs Boneless & Skinless
- Salt & Pepper To taste
- 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp Rice Wine Vinegar
- 1/2 tbsp Sesame Oil
- 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 Egg Medium
- Psyllium Husk As required
- 10 g Garlic
- 10 g Ginger
- 6 Dried Red Chillies
- 50 g Spring Onion Cut the greens for garnish
- 200 ml Chicken stock
- Stevia or preferred sweetener to taste
- 1/2 tsp Sesame Seeds
Instructions
- Dice chicken thighs.
- In a bowl, season chicken with salt & pepper.
- Add to the bowl: 1/2 tbsp soy sauce, 1/2 tbsp rice wine vinegar, 1/2 tsp sesame oil, baking powder & 1 medium egg, mix well.
- Allow to marinate for 30 mins.
- Coat chicken with psyllium husk.
- Shallow fry for 3-4 minutes, until chicken is cooked through. Set aside on kitchen roll to soak up any excess oil.
- In a skillet, fry garlic, ginger, chillies and spring onion.
- Once garlic is starting to brown, add chicken stock and the remaining 1/2 tbsp vinegar & 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce.
- Add sweetner to taste and reduce until syrup like.
- Once reduced, add in the chicken and mix well.
- Garnish with greens from spring onion & sesame seed.
- Serve with side dish of your choice (I used Barenaked Rice done as an egg fried rice)
Callout
- If you like a lot of sauce, double the sauce recipe and once it's reduced, remove half and set aside. Then pour over once served.
Notes
Adapted from Headbanger's Kitchen
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
Servings Per Container 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories 230
Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12g
18%
Saturated Fat g
0%
Trans Fat g
Cholesterol mg
0%
Sodium mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate 5g
2%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Sugars g
Protein 27g
54%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
