INGREDIENTS
- 2-3 chicken breasts cut into cubes
- 1/4 cup arrowroot flour
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 cup hoisin sauce
- 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup coconut palm sugar
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- Optional sesame seeds for serving
- Optional green onions for serving
METHOD
- Add cubed chicken and arrowroot flour to a large ziplock bag and give it a good shake to coat the chicken with arrowroot flour. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl add hoisin sauce, vinegar, coconut palm sugar and sesame oil. Whisk until combined. Set aside.
- Add oil to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown chicken by cooking for 5 minutes on each side until golden brown.
- Once chicken is browned, add sauce to the chicken in the skillet, stirring to coat the chicken. Cook for another 5 minutes.
- Serve with rice and garnish with a sprinkle of green onions and sesame seeds if desired.
Instant Pot Method
- Add cubed chicken and arrowroot flour to a large ziplock bag and give it a good shake to coat the chicken with arrowroot flour. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl add hoisin sauce, vinegar, coconut palm sugar and sesame oil. Whisk until combined. Set aside.
- Add oil to Instant Pot and set to ‘saute’ setting.
- Once hot, brown chicken by cooking for 2 minutes until golden brown (Chicken doesn’t need to be fully cooked, let your Instant Pot do the rest of the work).
- Once the chicken is browned, select the “Slow Cooker’ setting. Add sauce to the chicken in the Instant Pot, stirring to coat the chicken. Cook on low for 2 hours.
- Serve with rice and garnish with a sprinkle of green onions and sesame seeds if desired.