Slow Cooker General Tso's Chicken
Slow Cooker General Tso's Chicken

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Slow Cooker General Tso's Chicken is a super easy meal with an amazing sweet and savory sauce with a little bit of heat! This is way better than takeout! Traditional General Tso's chicken requires stir-frying the coated chicken in hot oil before coating it in the sauce, creating a golden, thin crust. Taking a cue from that tradition, slow cooker General Tso's is coated in cornstarch and cooked to golden crispness in a skillet before slow cooking.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook slow cooker general tso's chicken using 11 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Slow Cooker General Tso's Chicken:
  1. Make ready 1 1/2 lbs Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs, diced 1 inch square
  2. Take 1/4 Cup Cornstarch
  3. Take 1 tbsp Curry Powder
  4. Prepare 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
  5. Get 1/2 Cup Hoisin Sauce
  6. Take 1/4 Cup Rice Wine Vinegar
  7. Get 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
  8. Prepare 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
  9. Take 1 tsp Ground Ginger
  10. Prepare 1 Green Onion, diced
  11. Get 1 Cup Broccoli, or more if you like

Add the chicken drumsticks to the slow cooker and pour the marinade over the top. Remove the chicken from the slow cooker. In a small bowl, mix together soy sauce, hoisin, vinegar, sriracha, oil, chicken broth, sugar, and garlic cloves. Place chicken in the slow cooker, top with sauce.

Instructions to make Slow Cooker General Tso's Chicken:
  1. In a bowl, add the chicken, curry powder, and cornstarch. Mix together, until the chicken is evenly coated.
  2. Heat the oil in a wok or a large frying pan over medium high heat. Add the chicken, saute it for about 5 to 10 minutes. Until the pink is gone. You do not have to cook thoroughly.
  3. Remove the chicken from the pan, then place it to the bottom of the slow cooker.
  4. In another bowl, mix together the hoisin sauce, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, ground ginger, and the brown sugar.
  5. Once it is mixed well together, pour the sauce over the chicken. Stir together to evenly coat the chicken.
  6. Cook on low for 2 hours, then add the broccoli. Stir slightly, then cook on low for another 30 minutes to an hour.
  7. Enjoy!

In a small bowl, mix together soy sauce, hoisin, vinegar, sriracha, oil, chicken broth, sugar, and garlic cloves. Place chicken in the slow cooker, top with sauce. Top with crushed red pepper (if using) and serve over rice with green onion. Slow Cooker General Tso's Chicken makes the perfect easy weeknight meal. Best of all, this popular takeout favorite is lightened up with keto and paleo options with the same amazing flavors as your local restaurant.

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