Instant Pot General Tso Chicken
Easy Better than Takeout Instant Pot General Tso Chicken Recipe: Tender, juicy pressure cooker chicken soaked in sweet and sour General Tso Sauce with a tad spicy kick. Easy to make & so delicious to eat!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 8 - 10 (~2 pounds) chicken drumsticks
- 1 tablespoon (15ml) peanut oil
- 10 dried Chinese red chili
- 3 garlic cloves (, minced)
- 1 - 2 stalks green onion (, green part finely chopped for garnish; white part cut into 1.5 inch pieces)
- 1 (10g) slice ginger (, roughly chopped)
- 1 tablespoon (15ml) honey ((optional))
- 1/4 cup (63ml) dark soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons (30ml) Shaoxing wine
- 2 tablespoons (30ml) Chinese black vinegar or distilled white vinegar
- 1/4 cup (50g) sugar
- 1 teaspoon (5ml) sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 16 - 20 pieces lettuce
- Hoisin sauce ((optional))
Instructions
- 1
Sauté Garlic and Ginger: Heat up your pressure cooker (Instant Pot: press Sauté button). While the pressure cooker is heating, pour in 1 tbsp (15ml) peanut oil. Add 10 dried Chinese red chili, minced garlic, white part of green onions, and chopped ginger in the pressure cooker, then allow them to slowly release their fragrance. Sauté for roughly 3 minutes.
- 2
Pressure Cook Chicken: Add General Tso Sauce mixture and chicken in Instant Pot. Close lid and pressure cook at High Pressure for 12 minutes + 12 minutes Natural Release. Release the remaining pressure, then open the lid carefully.
- 3
Shred Chicken: Place chicken in a large mixing bowl. Remove chicken skin if desired. Shred chicken with a fork. Remove the bones.
- 4
Thicken General Tso Sauce: Remove the Chinese red chili. Heat up your pressure cooker (Instant Pot: press Sauté button), and bring the sauce back to a boil. Taste the sauce and add in roughly 1 tbsp (15ml) of honey to sweeten the sauce if desired. Mix 2 tbsp of cornstarch with 2 tbsp of water and stir the mixture into the sauce one third at a time until desired thickness. Place the shredded chicken back in the sauce and mix well.
- 5
Serve: Place shredded chicken on lettuce. Garnish with finely chopped green onions. You may also serve this Instant Pot General Tso Chicken Lettuce Wrap with Hoisin Sauce on the side. Enjoy~ :)