This was originally for the crockpot, but we recently bought a ninja air fryer and decided maybe putting the chicken in that would be an interesting way to change up this recipe and have it be a quicker way to cook it up.
We found the hoisin to make the resulting outcome to sweet, but combined with some nice fried rice, it all rounded out perfectly!
General Tso’s Chicken
February 28, 2023
Persons
2
Serving Size
1/2 the chicken breast slices
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Wait Time
10 minutes
Total Time
35 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into one inch cubes
- 2 tbl cornstarch
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 1 T soy sauce
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2-4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1.5 Tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/8 tsp dry ginger
- ½ – 1 tsp crushed red pepper (more or less to liking)
Instructions
- In a small pan whisk together hoisin sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, ginger and crushed red pepper. Bring to boil and then simmer for 15-20 min until is thickens
- In a mixing bowl add the chicken and cornstarch. Toss until the chicken is completely coated in the cornstarch
- Heat air fryer to 350
- Spray the air fryer bin with cooking spray
- Place chicken in a single layer
- Cook for 12 minutes, shaking after the chicken starts to crisp.
- Once the chicken is done, toss in the sauce and enjoy.
Verdict:
Air frying the chicken was amazing and crispy! The sauce was a bit sweet but was great on the chicken!
If you try this version or the slow cooker version let me know what you think!
