I found this recipe on Scrawny WOD's blog and decided to give it a try especially since I love General Tso's and because Kevin loves food.
Here's Scrawny WOD's recipe:
Sauce
¾ cup Organic Free Range Chicken Broth
¾ cup Organic Free Range Chicken Broth
2 tbsp Arrowroot
3 tbsp raw organic honey
1/3 cup (plus a little more) Coconut Aminos
½ tsp ginger
Juice of ½ lemon
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1 scallion, chopped
Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, whisk thoroughly and set aside. Melt the honey in the microwave before adding so that it mixes fully with the rest of the ingredients.
Meat
Using a large pan or wok, put two tablespoons of olive or coconut oil in the pan and set it to medium heat. Cut two chicken breasts into small strips or cubes and place in the pan. Brown all sides of your meat. This should take a few minutes. Once the chicken is starting to brown, add the sauce and begin stirring everything together. The sauce will begin to thicken. Add broccoli and chopped carrots at this point and continue to stir everything together. Cook the chicken and veggies in the sauce for another five minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
3 tbsp raw organic honey
1/3 cup (plus a little more) Coconut Aminos
½ tsp ginger
Juice of ½ lemon
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1 scallion, chopped
Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, whisk thoroughly and set aside. Melt the honey in the microwave before adding so that it mixes fully with the rest of the ingredients.
Meat
Using a large pan or wok, put two tablespoons of olive or coconut oil in the pan and set it to medium heat. Cut two chicken breasts into small strips or cubes and place in the pan. Brown all sides of your meat. This should take a few minutes. Once the chicken is starting to brown, add the sauce and begin stirring everything together. The sauce will begin to thicken. Add broccoli and chopped carrots at this point and continue to stir everything together. Cook the chicken and veggies in the sauce for another five minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through.
Cauliflower Rice
Since I'm all about saving time yet still want the best tasting food, I tried the cauliflower rice in the microwave recipe and it worked really well! So here's how I made my "rice".
Since I'm all about saving time yet still want the best tasting food, I tried the cauliflower rice in the microwave recipe and it worked really well! So here's how I made my "rice".
-1 head of cauliflower
Process fresh cauliflower until it is the size of rice, either using the plain steel blade or the shredder blade in the food processor. If you don t have a food processor you could also use a hand-held grater (which is how I did it) or cut it very finely by hand.
Place the riced cauliflower into a microwave safe covered dish. Cook in the microwave for 4-5 minutes. You don't need to add any water, just cook it as is. When it's done, you'll have a slightly firm, but tender rice alternative and great way to add some more veggies into your diet!
Review
Kevin and I both loved this recipe! It turned out great and is definitely a new favorite. It's surprising close to original General Tso's. Kevin would like me to try making the chicken with a "breading" using coconut flakes, but I personally loved the chicken without any "breading". Also, the coconut aminos are a wonderful substitute to soy sauce. I have tried Bragg's Liquid Aminos and didn't really care for the taste as it tasted extremely salty to me as someone who uses very little salt in my diet. The coconut aminos didn't have that really salty taste like regular soy sauce or Bragg's and has been added as a staple in our cabinet. We have used it several times since making this and it's great to add a little flavor to plain old broccoli which can get boring.
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