General Tso's Chicken
An easy slow cooker version of the family favorite General Tso's chicken and it's soooo much better than takeout!
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Ingredients:
| 3 | large boneless, skinless chicken breast halves chopped into bite-size pieces |
| 2 tablespoons | oils |
| 1 cup | cornstarch |
| 1 teaspoon | salt |
| 1 teaspoon | garlic powder |
| 1/2 teaspoon | pepper |
| SAUCE: | |
| 4 tablespoons | hoisin sauce |
| 4 tablespoons | soy sauce |
| 4 tablespoons | rice vinegar |
| 2 tablespoons | sugar |
| 1 tablespoon | minced garlic |
| 2 tablespoons | water |
| 1 teaspoon | crushed red pepper flakes |
| steamed rice, for serving | |
Directions:
Preheat oil in a nonstick pan or skillet over medium heat. Whisk together corn starch, salt, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, and pepper.
Add corn starch mixture and chicken pieces to a large zip lock bag. Seal and shake to coat chicken.
Add coated chicken pieces to pan. Saute 1-2 minutes until browned. (It chicken will still be raw in the middle at this point, that's okay)
In a bowl combine all sauce ingredients and whisk to combine. Add half to the crockpot along with chicken pieces. Cook on low for 4 hours.
Immediately before serving, Add remaining sauce to the crockpot and stir gently. Serve with rice.
Source: https://lecremedelacrumb.com/2014/08/slow-cooker-general-tsos-chicken.html
