Instant Pot General Tso’s Chicken

Name: Instant Pot General Tso’s Chicken Dinner
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds Chicken Breast cut into 1" chunks; 3 Eggs; 3/4 cup All Purpose Flour; 3/4 cup Corn Meal; 1/4 cup Vegetable or Avocado Oil; 1/3 cup Water; 6 tbsp Rice Vinegar; 6 tbsp Soy Sauce; 6 tsp Hoisin Sauce; 3 tbsp Brown Sugar; 1 tbsp Minced Ginger; 1 tbsp Minced Garlic; 1/2 tsp Red Chili Flakes; 3 tbsp Cornstarch; 3 tbsp water

by Emily Higman - A Very Hungry Lady

4 servings

50 min

Who loves Chinese take out? 🙋‍♀️ I sure do! The complicated thing about take out is you never really know what you are going to get. Sometimes the chicken has a funky texture, sometimes there is so much sodium and MSG that you can feel the effects shortly after eating. Well lucky for you, this recipe has all the goodness of Chinese take out but at home! You can feel good about making this sweet and spicy chicken at home, knowing exactly what is going into your food! The best part is it takes almost no time at all to make with the Instant Pot!

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Yield 4 servings
Time spent: Prep time: 25 Minutes Cook time: 25 Minutes Total time: 50 min

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Set out two small bowls, one with the eggs (beaten well) and one with the cornmeal and flour (mixed well).
Bread the chicken piece by piece by dipping each piece in the egg mixture, and then coating it with the flour mixture.
Continue until all the chicken is breaded, and set aside.
Make the general tso sauce by combining 1/3 cup of water, rice vinegar, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, and red chili flakes, and mix well. Set the mixture aside.
Select sauté on the Instant Pot, and wait until the display reads HOT.
Add the vegetable oil, and wait for about 2-3 minutes for it to warm up.
Add the chicken, and cook on all sides until the chicken turns golden brown (about 5 minutes).
Add the general tso sauce to the pot and mix well to coat all the chicken.
Seal the lid, and cook on the manual setting for 5 minutes.
Once done, let the pressure release naturally for about 10 minutes before performing a quick release.
Remove the chicken from the pot and set aside.
Whisk together the cornstarch and water, and mix it into the sauce left in the Instant Pot.
Select sauté, and continue stirring the sauce until it gets nice and thick (less than 5 minutes).
Press cancel and return the chicken to the pot, and toss in the sauce.
Serve with rice and your favorite vegetable.

Comments

Nicole P on Mar 03, 2021

Yum!

1 Reply
- Emily Higman - A Very Hungry Lady on Mar 06, 2021
  
  thank you!
  
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