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Air-fried General Tso’s Chicken

Here's how you make Air-fried General Tso’s Chicken
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 20m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, patted dry and cut into1 to 1 1/4-inch chunks
  • 1/3 cup plus 2 tsp. cornstarch, divided
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 7 tablespoons chicken broth, lower sodium
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce, low sodium
  • 2 tablespoons ketchup
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons unseasoned rice vinegar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 to 2 red chillies, long chopped and seeds discarded
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons green onion, thinly sliced and divided
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Beat egg in a large bowl, add chicken, and coat well. In another bowl, combine 1/3 cup cornstarch with salt and pepper and transfer chicken with a fork to cornstarch mixture, and stir with a spatula to coat every piece.

  • Step 2: Transfer chicken to air-fryer oven racks (or fryer basket, in batches), leaving a little space between pieces.

  • Step 3: Preheat air-fryer at 400°F for 3 minutes and then add the battered chicken; cook for 12 to 16 minutes, giving things a shake midway.

  • Step 4: Let dry 3 to 5 minutes. If chicken is still damp on one side, cook for 1 to 2 minutes more.

  • Step 5: Whisk together remaining 2 teaspoons cornstarch with broth, soy sauce, ketchup, sugar, and rice vinegar. Heat canola oil and chillies in a large skillet over medium heat and when gently sizzling, add the ginger and garlic; cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

  • Step 6: Re-whisk cornstarch mixture; stir into mixture in skillet and increase heat to medium-high and when sauce begins to bubble, add chicken and stir to coat; cook until sauce thickens and nicely clings to chicken, about 1 1/2 minutes.

  • Step 7: Turn off heat; stir in 1 tablespoon green onion and sesame oil and transfer to a serving plate, and top with sesame seeds and remaining 1 tablespoon green onion.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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