This has become a favorite. I found the recipe from Everyday Food and try as I might I cannot find the link to the recipe any longer. Thankfully I printed out a copy and I’ve shared it with several friends by photocopying that printout. My daughter loves this meal because she says it tastes like chicken nuggets. I just put a few pieces aside for the kids before I put the chicken into the sauce.
General Janna’s Chicken (aka Lighter General Tso’s Chicken)
Adapted from Everyday Food
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 pound snow peas, trimmed and halved crosswise
- 1 garlic clove minced (or more to taste, the original recipe calls for 4 cloves of garlic)
- 2 tsp fresh ginger grated and peeled (or use 1 tsp of powdered) It’s better with fresh ginger!
- 3 Tbsp brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp red-pepper flakes
- 4-5 large pieces of orange zest
- 2-3 Tbsp orange juice (or the juice of half an orange)
- 2 large eggs whites (We save the yolks to add to scrambled eggs in fried rice.)
- Salt and pepper
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
Directions
- In a large bowl, stir together 1 Tbsp cornstarch and 1/2 cup cold water until smooth. Add snow peas, garlic, ginger, sugar, soy sauce, red-pepper flakes, orange zest and juice; toss to coat, and set aside.
- In another bowl, whisk together egg whites remaining 3 Tbsp cornstarch, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper. Add chicken, and toss to coat.
- In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 Tbsp oil over medium heat. Lift half the chicken from the egg-white mixture (shaking off excess), and add to skillet. Cook, turning occasionally, until golden, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate; repeat with remaining oil and chicken and set aside (reserve skillet).
- Add snow-pea mixture to skillet. Cook until snow peas are tender and sauce has thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Return chicken to skillet (with any juices); toss to coat. Serve with rice.
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Love your chicken!
We made this too, together. It’s nice to work together in the kitchen. Ross’s comment about the recipe: “awesome!” I think it was really good too. Had a spicey kick.
It took us around an hour to make it, so for that reason, we’ll probably not make it very often. Good for a Saturday meal when there’s not a rush. So THANKS FOR YET ANOTHER GREAT RECIPE, JANNA!
Did you make the scallion pancakes too? I’m so glad that you liked it.
I didn’t. I forgot about those. They’re with a different recipe, aren’t they.
looks absolutely yummy!