Name: General Tso's Chicken with Rice and Brocolli
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 450 g skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1 inch chunks; 3 tbsp dark soy sauce; 3 tbsp rice vinegar; 4 tbsp cornflour; 1 tsp sea salt flakes; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 knob ginger, minced; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 10 dried red chilli pods; 3 tbsp apple juice; 4 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tbsp hoisin sauce; 4 tbsp dark soy sauce; 36 g brown sugar; 1 tbsp cornflour; 240 g jasmine rice; 250 g tenderstem broccoli

1

Toss the chicken thighs with soy sauce and rice wine vinegar and put in the fridge covered for 30 minutes if you want for extra flavour.

2

Put the cornflour and salt into a bowl and add the chicken, cover evenly.

3

Heat enough oil to cover all the chicken in a high pan. Deep fry the chicken until browned, crispy and cooked through, and leave to the side on a plate.

4

Cook your rice and broccoli to the pack instructions, the next stage should take around 10 minutes.

5

In another frying pan heat the oil, then add the garlic, ginger, chillies and stir. Add the apple juice and 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar, stir. Then add the soy sauce, and hoisin sauce and the sugar. Stir and then add the cornflour and 4tbsp water. Mix together well.

6

Now add back the chicken, stir well and serve with the rice and broccoli.

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