This dish is amazingly good and simple. Why go to an expensive restaurant? It tastes exactly the same as the restaurant's and you know all of the ingredients.
Sauce:
6 T. rice vinegar
1/2 c. low-sodium soy sauce
4 T. hoisin sauce
1 c. low-sodium chicken broth
6 T. white sugar
6 T. dark brown sugar (not light brown)
2 t. fresh ginger, minced
1 t. garlic powder
1/2 t. crushed red pepper flakes
2 T. cornstarch
Chicken:
2 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
2-3 c. cornstarch
oil, for frying
red pepper flakes, for garnish
sliced green onions, for garnish (especially the green parts)
regular or jasmine rice, for serving
Sauce:
Stir all sauce ingredients together in a saucepan; cook at medium temperature for about 4 minutes; remove from heat.
Chicken:
Cut chicken into thin strips. Place cornstarch in a zip bag; add chicken to coat.
Add oil to a skillet; fry chicken. (The cornstarch won’t make a golden crust on the chicken, but allows the sauce to adhere and hold the crunch when the sauce is added.) Once chicken is finished, toss with sauce.
Garnish with red pepper flakes and chopped green onion. Serve over rice.