Lighter General Tso Chicken

However, I wanted something lighter, something that does not require deep frying but will still give me that lovely crispy texture. If you have been following me, you would have realised that I used cornflakes for some of my dishes (Cornflake Baked Fish, Cornflake Chicken Tenders) and they have turned out really good. So I did the same for this dish, coat it with cornflake, and baked till crisp. Even after tossing it with the sauce, I still gives that bite that deep fried food will have. I’m so happy with the outcome of this dish, and I can’t wait to give make it again!

Lighter General Tso Chicken

Delishar

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Servings 4

Ingredients

  

Chicken pieces

• 300 g chicken breast skin removed cut to 1 inch pieces
• 3 tbsp all purpose flour
• 1 egg beated
• 1-1/2 cups cornflakes crushed

Sauce

• 1 tbsp hot chilli sauce or to taste or 1/2 tsp chilli flakes*
• 2 tbsp hoisin sauce*
• 1/2 cup chicken stock*
• 1-1/2 tbsp rice vinegar*
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce*
• 1 tbsp brown sugar*
• 1-2 tsp honey*
• 1 tbsp corn flour*
• Dash of white pepper*
• 5 dried chilli soaked to soften
• 5 slices ginger
• 1-2 clove garlic minced
• 1 tbsp canola oil

Garnish

• Chopped spring onions

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 220C.
• Prepare a baking sheet lightly greased with cooking spray.
• Dredge chicken in flour, dip in egg, and coat with crushed cornflakes.
• Place on prepared baking sheet, and bake for 12-15 minutes.
• We are looking for crispy texture & golden brown colour.
• To make the sauce, mix all the ingredients marked * into a bowl.
• Heat pan on med-high with oil.
• Quickly stir-fry garlic, ginger, and dried chilli until fragrant.
• Pour in sauce mixture and reduce heat to medium.
• Stir and allow sauce to thicken then add chicken pieces.
• Toss to coat.
• Remove from heat and garnish with spring onions.

Notes

Adapted from allthatsplatters