Air Fryer General Tso's Chicken

Ingredients

• Egg

  Whole, fresh eggs

  1 large or 50g

• Chicken breast

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  16 oz or 454g

• Cornstarch

  6 tbsp or 46g

• Salt

  Table

  ¼ tsp or 2g

• Pepper

  Spices, white

  ¼ tsp, ground or 0.6g

• Chicken broth

  Soup, canned, less/reduced sodium

  7 tbsp or 105g

• Soy sauce

  Made from soy (tamari)

  2 tbsp or 36g

• Ketchup

  2 tbsp or 30g

• Sugar

  White, granulated sugar

  2 tsp or 8g

• Rice wine vinegar

  2 tsp or 10g

• Canola oil

  1 ½ tbsp or 21g

• Ginger root

  Raw

  1 tbsp or 6g

• Garlic

  Raw

  3 cloves, minced or 9g

• Scallions

  Spring onions or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw

  2 tbsp chopped or 12g

• Sesame oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tsp or 5g

• Sesame seeds

  Seeds, whole, dried

  2 tbsp or 18g

Directions

1. Pat chicken breasts dry and cut into 1 to 1 1/4-inch chunks.
2. In a large bowl, beat the egg, add the chicken, and coat well. In another bowl, combine two-thirds of the cornstarch with salt and pepper. Use a fork to transfer the chicken to the cornstarch mixture, stirring with a spatula to coat each piece.
3. Preheat the air fryer to 400°F for 3 minutes. Arrange the battered chicken on the air fryer racks or in the basket, leaving space between pieces. Cook for 12 to 16 minutes, shaking halfway through. Let dry for 3 to 5 minutes. If still damp, cook for an additional 1 to 2 minutes.
4. Whisk together the remaining cornstarch with the chicken broth, soy sauce, ketchup, sugar, and rice vinegar.
5. Heat canola oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add ginger and garlic, cooking until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Re-whisk the cornstarch mixture and add it to the skillet, increasing the heat to medium-high. Once the sauce bubbles, add the chicken and stir to coat, cooking until the sauce thickens, about 1 1/2 minutes.
6. Turn off the heat and stir in sesame oil and half of the green onions. Transfer to a serving plate and top with sesame seeds and the remaining green onion.

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