General Tso's Chicken With Rice And Broccoli With Brown Rice

Rinse your brown rice, add it to a pot with plenty of cold water and bring to the boil over a high heat

Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 20-25 min or until it's tender with a slight bite

Once cooked, drain, return it to the pot and keep covered until serving

Whilst the rice is cooking, cut your broccoli into small florets

Cut a piece of tin foil (or two!) approx. the size of A3 paper

Lay the broccoli florets in the middle with your toasted sesame oil, 1 tbsp [1 1/2 tbsp] [2 tbsp] water and a pinch of salt and add to a baking tray (or two!)

Scrunch the edges of the foil around the broccoli to form a sealed parcel[s]

Put the tray[s] in the oven for 15 min or until tender

Whilst the broccoli is cooking, peel and finely chop (or grate) your garlic

Peel (scrape the skin off with a teaspoon) and finely chop (or grate) your ginger

Combine 1/2 tsp per person of your cornflour (save the rest for later!), your soy sauce and 3 tbsp [4 tbsp] [5 tbsp] water in a bowl and stir it all together

Add your Chinese rice wine and honey and give everything a good mix up – this is your honey sauce

Cut your chicken breast strips into bite-sized pieces and add to a bowl with the remaining cornflour and give everything a good mix up until the chicken is fully coated

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with a very generous drizzle of vegetable oil over a high heat

Once hot, add the coated chicken and cook for 6-7 min on each side or until golden and cooked through (no pink meat!) – this is your golden chicken

Once the chicken is golden, transfer it to a plate and set aside for later

Carefully pour away most of the oil and return the pan to a medium heat

Add the chopped garlic, ginger and chilli flakes (can't handle the heat? Go easy!) and cook for 1-2 min or until fragrant

Once fragrant, add the honey sauce and cook for 1-2 min or until thick and sticky

Once the sauce has thickened, return the golden chicken to the pan and give everything a good mix up

Cook for 2-3 min further or until the chicken is coated in the sauce – this is your General Tso's chicken