Instant Pot General Tso's Chicken
4.2
Ingredients
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Total
- 50 min
Instructions
- 1 Make the sauce: Whisk soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, brown sugar, tomato paste, sesame oil, and pepper flakes together in a bowl. Set aside.
- 2 Make the chicken: Crack egg into a shallow bowl. Place cornstarch into a second shallow bowl. Dip chicken pieces in egg, coat in cornstarch, then place onto a plate.
- 3 Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot) and select the Sauté function. Add olive oil and heat for about 1 minute. Add chicken in a single layer and cook until crisp, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a clean plate.
- 4 Stir sesame seeds, garlic, and ginger paste into the pot. Whisk in chicken broth and the reserved sauce until combined; cook for 2 minutes. Press the Cancel button. Add chicken to the pot and stir to coat.
- 5 Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to the manufacturer's instructions; set the timer for 5 minutes. Allow 10 minutes for pressure to build.
- 6 Release the pressure using the quick release method according to the manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Stir the chicken.
- 7 Select the Sauté function again and cook until the sauce has thickened, about 3 minutes.
By Soup Loving Nicole