Mongolian Chicken Made Easy in Your Pressure Cooker
This Mongolian Chicken recipe is a quick and flavorful pressure-cooked dinner, combining juicy chicken breast with a sweet, savory, and slightly spicy sauce all in one pot.
Equipment
- 1 Pressure cooker
- 1 Skillet for searing and sauce
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1 lb Chicken breast tenderloins sliced thin
- 3 tablespoon Cornstarch for coating
- 2 tablespoon Vegetable oil for searing
- 2 teaspoon Minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon Ginger puree
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce
- 1 teaspoon Sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon Rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoon Brown sugar
- ¼ cup Soy sauce low sodium preferred
- 2 Green onions sliced, for garnish
Instructions
Instructions
- Dredge chicken strips in cornstarch until well coated.
- Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Cook the coated chicken for about 4-5 minutes per side until golden and cooked through.
- Remove cooked chicken from skillet and set aside.
- In the same skillet, sauté minced garlic and ginger puree for 1 minute.
- Stir in Sriracha, sesame oil, rice vinegar, brown sugar, and soy sauce. Simmer for 3-5 minutes.
- Return chicken to skillet and toss to coat in sauce.
- Cook for another 2-3 minutes until heated through.
- Garnish with sliced green onions.
- Serve hot over rice or preferred sides.
Notes
To save time, use pre-cut chicken strips or mix sauce ingredients ahead and refrigerate. You can also skip searing step by adding all to pressure cooker directly.