Slow Cooker General Tso's Chicken Recipe
- Prep time: 15 Minutes
- Cook time: 6 Hours & 15 Minutes
- Total time: 6 Hours & 30 Minutes
- Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 2 kg (4.4 lb) chicken drumsticks
Sauce
- 1 Tbsp garlic, crushed
- 1 Tbsp ginger, minced
- ¼ cup Chinese rice wine vinegar
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 3 Tbsp Hoisin sauce
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup Shaoxing wine
Thickener
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 3 Tbsp water
Instructions
- Mix the garlic, ginger, Chinese rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, brown sugar, and Shaoxing wine in a jug.
- Add the chicken drumsticks to the slow cooker and pour the marinade over the top.
- Cook on low for 6 hours.
- Remove the chicken from the slow cooker.
- In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch with the water until it forms a paste.
- Slowly mix in the cornstarch mixture with the marinade.
- Return the chicken to the slow cooker and cook on high for 15 minutes or until thickened.
- Optional: Baste the chicken with the sauce and place under a broiler to caramelize.
- Serve & Enjoy.
Recipe Tips
- Gluten-free variants are available for Hoisin sauce and soy sauce.
- Placing the chicken under a broiler is a great way to get beautiful crispy skin. It is also perfect if you want to caramelize the sauce slightly.
- Cornstarch is essential as it will thicken the General Tso's sauce. You can use a different thickener such as arrowroot, but whatever you do, make sure you thicken the sauce.
- You can use any type of chicken for this dish. For example, chicken breast or thigh will work great. I recommend keeping the chicken cuts whole and not cutting them into little bits.
- I recommend cooking this recipe for six hours, but it should be fine for a little longer if you are running late. There will be a point where the chicken will just fall off the bones. This will make it hard to get the chicken out in one piece.