General Pao's Chicken

GingerlyJ's Note:

This recipe was taken from the book "the most decadent diet ever" by Devin Alexander. It's as healthy as it is good. It's like a combination of General Tso's Chicken and Kung Pao beef but healthier

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4-6

Yield: 1.0 pot

• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/3 cup reduced-fat chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon dry sherry
• 1 1/2 teaspoons hoisin sauce
• 1 1/4 teaspoons fresh minced ginger
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 medium red bell pepper, diced
• 1 cup onion, diced

Directions:

1. Place chicken breats between two sheets of plastic wrap, use flt side of meat mallet to pound them into 1/3 inch thickness cut the breasts into strips. transfer to medium bowl and toss with cornstrach to coat. let stand for 5 minutes.
2. whisk the remaining ingriendeints (but the veggies).
3. Heat wok or skillet and add 1 teaspoon saesme oil.
4. add pepper and onions and stir fry remove and set aside. add 1 teaspoon seasme oil and chicken cook till no longer pink inside, then add veggies and sauce and heat throu.

Reviews

[Cookbook Chris]

Very nice recipe. My wife and I both loved it. I made exactly as directed. I caould have had it hotter but it was perfect for my wife. Also, next time I think I will use just a bit more hoisin sauce to head the dish a little closer to to General Tsao!

[tracytrebilcox]

We all loved this dish, and I liked that it was a healthy alternative to what we normally eat...and nobody complained that it was healthy!!

[2Bleu]

This is really good. The directions are spot on, and it is super simple to put together. Next time I would add bean sprouts and other veggies to the mix. It does not have a lot of heat, but adding more crushed red pepper flakes solves that easily. Thanks for sharing this very low fat recipe.