General Tao Chicken

General Tao chicken is saucy, juicy and crispy. The signature sauce is thick, sweet and sour. This general Tao chicken is not deep fried but pan fried which gives it’s classic crispiness. This 30 minutes general Tao is cooked with bell peppers, chinese broccoli, rice and topped with green onions and sesame seeds. Make it all easilyin the comfort of your home for a sweet and sour treat!

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What do I need?

Preparation

1

Cook the rice: Bring water to a boil (1 1/2 cup, 3 cups, 4 1/2 cups). Add (1/2 tsp, 1 tsp, 1 1/2 tsp) salt and the rice. Cover and cook on low heat for 11 to 12 minutes.

2

Setup – vegetables & chicken: Wash and rinse all produce.

Slice the green onion thinly. Cut the bell pepper into squares of about 1 inch. Roughly cut the chinese broccoli.

Cut the chicken into cubes. Place the chicken in a bowl, coat it with the cornstarch. Season with salt & pepper.

3

Cook the chicken & vegetables: Heat a generous drizzle of oil in a pan on medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add the chicken – ensuring there is space between each cube. Cook for 4-6 minutes until crispy, turn.

Add the bell pepper and half the green onion. Cook for an additional 2-4 minutes.

Crispy note: To ensure maximum crispiness of the chicken cubes, turn the cubes carefully with a fork when they easily lift from the pan. Do not move the chicken while its cooking.
6 portions note: If you have a 6 portion meal, you may require 2 pans or you can cook the chicken in 2 batches.
Chicken internal temperature: Ensure the chicken is cooked to an internal temperature of 165ºF.

4

Prepare the sauce: In a bowl, add the General Tao sauce and water (3 tbsp, 1/3 cup, 1/3 cup + 3 tbsp). Combine.

5

Finish the sauce & plate: Add the chinese brocoli and the General Tao sauce to the pan. Simmer 2-3 minutes – until the chinese brocoli is al dente and the sauce has thickened. Serve the general Tao chicken on the rice. Ganish with the rest of the green onion and the sesame seeds.

What's in my kit?

Included

2 portions

4 portions

6 portions

rice

140 gr

280 gr

420 gr

Chicken breast

220 gr

440 gr

660 gr

cornstarch

2 tbsp

1/4 cup

1/3 cup

bell pepper

green onion

sesame seeds

1 tbsp

2 tbsp

3 tbsp

General Tao sauce mix

1/4 cup

1/2 cup

3/4 cup

Recommended Wine Pairing

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Colour: Red
Alcohol: 13.5%
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Deinhard green label Riesling
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Colour: White
Alcohol: 10.0%
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Cooking with Kids

Lacey Engel, Registred Dietician

Owner of Beyond Baby Nutrition

Yum foods
Theres a bit of ketchup in the general Tao sauce. Serve “yum” foods, like ketchup, with new foods. When your child sees food they recognize it may entice them to explore new foods too.

Making this recipe with kids?
Ask the child to help by completing step 1, 4 & 5:

Cook the rice
Prepare the sauce
Plate

Health Fact

Dr. Craig Herrington, Nathuropath

Owner of Regina Naturopathic

SESAME SEED
When it reaches maturity, the seasame seed pod bursts open releasing the seeds. Open Sesame! The phrase (from Arabian Nights) refers to the unlocking of treasure.

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