General Tso Chicken

Rinse the rice. Add the rice, measured water and a pinch of salt to a pan with a lid and bring to boil over a high heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook for 10-12 min or until the water is absorbed and the rice is cooked. Remove the pan from heat and keep covered until serving.

Meanwhile, rinse the broccoli and separate it to small florets. Peel and slice the shallots.

Boil the measured water and dissolve the chicken stock cube in it. Peel and grate the garlic and ginger. In a bowl, combine the garlic, ginger, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, chilli flakes (spicy!), pepper and chicken stock. Set aside.

Chop the chicken into thin strips. Add the corn starch to a plate. Turn the chicken strips in the corn starch until well coated. Heat a large pan over a medium-high heat with a generous drizzle of vegetable oil. Once hot, add the coated chicken. Fry for 5 min or until browned and cooked through. Transfer the chicken to a plate.

Return the pan to a medium-high heat with a second drizzle of oil. Add the broccoli and shallots and stir-fry with a pinch of salt for 2 min. Add the sauce and the fried chicken. Cook for 2-3 min further until the sauce has thickened to your liking.

Serve the stir-fry over the cooked rice and garnish with any reserved chilli flakes (spicy!).