Dinner
General Tso’s Chickpeas
Crisp chickpeas are tossed with a spicy-sweet ginger, garlic and hoisin sauce and served over rice.
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Cuisine
- Chinese-inspired
Serving ideas
Spoon over white rice and top with sesame seeds and scallions.
Ingredients
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- 15.5 oz canned chickpeas, drained
- 1 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp sriracha
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 cloves garlic, finely grated
- 1/3 cup low-sodium vegetable broth
- 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp packed light brown sugar
- 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
- 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 1 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 1/4 cup peanut or vegetable oil
- 1 Fresno chile, seeded and thinly sliced, optional
- 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- cooked white rice
- toasted sesame seeds
- sliced scallions
Before you cook
Drain the chickpeas before adding the cornstarch so it coats evenly.
How to make General Tso’s Chickpeas
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Toss the chickpeas with soy sauce, vinegar and sriracha. Rest 10 minutes, drain and toss the chickpeas with cornstarch.
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Whisk the sauce ingredients together. Heat the frying oil in a large skillet over medium heat and fry the chickpeas 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp. Lift out the chickpeas and leave the oil in the skillet.
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Cook the Fresno chile, sliced garlic and pepper flakes in the oil for 1 minute. Slowly add the prepared sauce and stir 1 to 2 minutes, until slightly thickened. Return the chickpeas and toss to coat.
The full recipe
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General Tso’s Chickpeas
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Ingredients
- 15.5 oz canned chickpeas, drained
- 1 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tbsp sriracha- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 cloves garlic, finely grated
- ⅓ cup low-sodium vegetable broth
- 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp packed light brown sugar
- 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
- 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 1 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- ¼ cup peanut or vegetable oil
- 1 Fresno chile, seeded and thinly sliced optional
- 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- cooked white rice
- toasted sesame seeds
- sliced scallions
Instructions
- Toss the chickpeas with soy sauce, vinegar and sriracha. Rest 10 minutes, drain and toss the chickpeas with cornstarch.
- Whisk the sauce ingredients together. Heat the frying oil in a large skillet over medium heat and fry the chickpeas 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp. Lift out the chickpeas and leave the oil in the skillet.
- Cook the Fresno chile, sliced garlic and pepper flakes in the oil for 1 minute. Slowly add the prepared sauce and stir 1 to 2 minutes, until slightly thickened. Return the chickpeas and toss to coat.
Notes
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