Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Another Instant Pot Success

MILD General Tso's Chicken

1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts cubed
6 T rice vinegar
6 T soy sauce
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 t ground ginger
3/4 c hoisin sauce
4 T brown sugar
2 T cornstarch

garnish:  1 green onion chopped, sesame seeds

PREP
Pour the sesame oil in the Instant Pot.  Select sauté and adjust to normal.  Add chicken to the pot and cook and stir for five minutes, or until chicken is white (does not need to be cooked all the way through).  Press cancel.

In a bowl, mix rice vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, hoisin sauce and brown sugar.  Pour into the Instant Pot with the chicken.  Put on the lid and close.  Select manual and cook at high pressure for 10 minutes.  Do a quick release.

Press cancel and select sauté and adjust to normal.  When boiling, whisk in the cornstarch for about two minutes.  Press cancel.

Serve over rice and sprinkle with green onions and sesame seeds.

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