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Title: General Tso's Chicken
Categories: None
Yield: 1 Servings

1/2 c Low-sodium chicken broth
1 tb + 1 tsp hoisin sauce
1 tb Rice wine or dry sherry
3 tb + 2 tsp cornstarch
1 ts Granulated sugar
1 ts White vinegar
1 ts Sesame oil
3/4 ts Chinese 5-spice powder
15 oz Skinless boneless chicken
-breast, cut into 1" cubes
2 ts Peanut oil
4 c Broccoli florets
1/2 md Red bell pepper; cut into
-1/2" chunks
5 sm Dried red chiles; seeded, or
-1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
-flakes
4 1/2 c Cooked white rice (hot)

1. In small bowl, whisk together broth, hoisin sauce, wine, 2 tsp of the
cornstarch, the sugar, vinegar, sesame oil and 1/4 tsp of the 5 -spice
powder; set aside.

2. In medium bowl, combine remaining 3 Tbsps cornstarch and 1/2 tsp 5-spice
powder; add chicken and toss to coat. Remove coated chicken to plate,
shaking off excess.

3. Place large nonstick skillet or wok over medium-high heat 30 seconds.
Add 1 tsp of the peanut oil; heat 30 seconds. Add chicken and cook, stiring
constantly, until well browned on all sides, about 8 minutes. Add 2 Tbsp
water, stiring to scrape browned bits from bottom of pan, then transfer
chicken to plate. Wipe out skillet with paper towel.

4. Return skillet to heat; add remaining tsp peanut oil and heat 30
seconds. Add broccoli, bell pepper and chiles; cook, stiring constantly,
until broccoli is bright green and nearly tender, about 5 min. Add browned
chicken and the broth mixture; cook until chicken is warmed through and
sauce is thickened, 3-4 min. Serve over hot rice.

Serving (1 cup, with 3/4 cup rice) provides:
1/2 Fat,
1 1/2 Vegetables, 2 Protein,
1 1/2 Bread,
30 colories.

Per serving: 357 calories, 24 g Protein, 55 g Carbo, 4 g Fat(1 g sat), 189
mg Sodium, 41 mg chol, 4 g fib

Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by "CORRIGAN1"
on Jul 23, 1997