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Baked General Tso's Chicken

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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Author: My Dragonfly Cafe

Ingredients

Chicken

  • 1 1/2 pounds chicken thighs, cut into 1" chunks
  • 1/4 c flour
  • 2-3 large eggs, beaten
  • 2 c Panko breadcrumbs

Sauce

  • 1 1/2 c chicken broth I use better than Bouillon Roasted Chicken Base
  • 1/3 c Hoisin sauce
  • 1/4 c rice vinegar
  • 3 T Low sodium soy sauce
  • 3 T brown sugar
  • 2 T cornstarch
  • 1/4 t red pepper flakes
  • T broccoli crown, cut into florets
  • 1-2 T grated fresh ginger

Instructions

Chicken

  • Cut chicken into 1" chunks. Pat dry with paper towels.
  •  Place chicken chunks in a Ziploc bag with flour and toss to coat.
  • Put chicken chunks in beaten eggs using tongs and move to the next coating station.
  • Roll in Panko crumbs to coat and place on a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper or foil.
  • Bake at 450 degrees F for 13-15 minutes. While this is baking, create the sauce. Begin to stir-fry the broccoli florets in a wok as sauce is finishing.

Sauce

  • Constantly whisk all of the ingredients and simmer until thickened.
  • Place the chicken in wok with the broccoli. Pour the sauce over and stir/toss to coat.
  • Serve over Fried Rice or Jasmine rice.