General Tao Chicken
A healthy dish that doesn't compromise on taste.
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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
Instructions
- 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.
- 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.