Healthy General Tso’S Chicken

Ingredients

• for the marinade:
• 2 teaspoons corn flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon white pepper
• 2 boneless chicken thighs (cubed)
• for the sauce:
• ¼ cup tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 4 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
• for the stir fry:
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil (veg oil if peanut oil not available)
• 1 dried red chili
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
• 1 spring onion (roughly chopped)

Preparation

1. in a small bowl, mix the corn flour , salt, and white pepper. sprinkle over the sliced chicken, tossing to coat, and let marinate in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
2. in a separate bowl, make the sauce by combining the tomato sauce rice vinegar, hoisin sauce, brown sugar and soy sauce. mix well and set aside.
3. in a wok over medium-high heat, heat the peanut (vegetable) oil.
4. add the chicken and stir-fry until fully cooked and slightly brown.
5. add the dried chili and pour in the sauce. stir to coat the chicken in the sauce.
6. turn off the heat and transfer the dish to a serving plate. garnish with the sesame seeds and chopped spring onion.