Meal Prep General Tso Chicken

Ingredients

• 2000 g chicken breast, diced
• 100 g cornstarch
• 10 g baking powder
• 2 tsp kosher salt
• 2 tsp black pepper
• 2 tbsp garlic powder
• 150 g gochujang
• 75 g ketchup
• 6-10 dried red chilies
• 100 g hoisin sauce
• 100 g honey
• 75 g soy sauce
• 35 g rice vinegar
• 15 g toasted sesame oil
• 8-10 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp fresh ginger, minced
• 2 tbsp water
• 25 g cornstarch

Steps

1. Toss the diced chicken breast with cornstarch, baking powder, kosher salt, black pepper, and garlic powder until evenly coated.

2. Cook the coated chicken (bake, air fry, or pan-fry) until crispy and cooked through.

3. In a saucepan, combine gochujang, ketchup, dried red chilies, hoisin sauce, honey, soy sauce, rice vinegar, toasted sesame oil, minced garlic, and minced ginger. Simmer over medium heat.

4. Mix cornstarch with water to make a slurry, then stir into the simmering sauce to thicken.

5. Toss the cooked chicken in the thickened General Tso sauce until fully coated.

6. Divide into 10 meal prep containers and store, optionally serving with rice.