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a serving of firecracker chicken in a bowl near chopsticks

INSTANT POT FIRECRACKER CHICKEN RECIPE

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Equipment

  • Instant Pot
  • small bowl

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs Chicken Breast sliced
  • 1/2 C Soy Sauce
  • 1/4 C Brown Sugar
  • 1 T Olive Oil
  • 1 T Rice Vinegar
  • 1 tsp Minced Garlic
  • Sesame Seeds
  • 1 T Cornstarch
  • 1/4 C Sriracha
  • Salt & Pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Fully coat cut chicken in corn starch.
    bowl of cut chicken and corn starch
  • Put instant pot on sauté setting and pour in sesame oil.
  • Place chicken pieces in the instant pot and brown on all sides.
    top view of coated chicken in an instant pot
  • In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, brown sugar, sriracha, garlic, salt, pepper, and rice vinegar.
    small bowl of firecracker sauce with a white spoon
  • Once chicken is browned, add in the sauce. Toss the chicken in sauce until each piece is completely coated.
    top view of firecracker chicken in an instant pot
  • Place instant pot onto manual setting and set timer for 6 minutes.
  • Once timer goes off, do a quick release.
  • Serve firecracker chicken over rice garnished with sesame seeds.
    wooden spoon of a scoop of firecracker chicken