Instant Pot Mongolian Chicken – this is a classic Chinese restaurant dish recreated to be quickly cooked in your pressure cooker.
My recipe for Instant Pot Mongolian Chicken contains gluten free soy sauce, fresh garlic, ginger, to create a rich sauce which is then thickened after cooking and then topped scallions, and served over rice.
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Tips for Making Instant Pot Mongolian Chicken
- This is a super quick recipe to make so ensure that you prep all the ingredients before you start.
- If you want to make this recipe Paleo simply substitute your gluten free soy sauce for coconut aminos, and use a Paleo friendly starch such as tapioca instead of cornstarch.
- You can adjust the sweetness of the sauce by adding more brown sugar as desired.
- Start cooking the rice just before you cook you Instant Pot Mongolian Chicken so that it’s ready to serve together.
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Instant Pot Mongolian Chicken
Easy recipe for making Instant Pot Mongolian Chicken in your pressure cooker!
Ingredients
- 1 lb skinless boneless chicken thighs , cut in chunks
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 3 tbsp gluten free soy sauce
- 1 tsp ginger , minced
- 3 cloves garlic , chopped
- 3 scallions , cut on a diagonal into 2-inch slices
- 3/4 cup gluten free chicken stock , 177mls
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
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First, prepare the chicken thighs by cutting into large pieces, and chop the garlic and ginger as directed so that you are ready to cook.
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Add 1/2 cup (120 mls) of the gluten free chicken stock (reserve the rest) to the inner pot along with the chicken thigh pieces.
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Lock the lid, turn the steam release vent to 'sealing' and using the manual setting, adjust it to cook for 1 minute at High Pressure.
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While the chicken is cooking, mix together the remaining chicken broth, gluten free soy sauce, brown sugar, and 1 tbsp cornstarch.
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When the cook time time is up, allow the unit to reduce pressure on its own without opening the steam release vent (Natural Pressure Release, or NPR) for about 5 minutes, then you can gently release the rest of the pressure by opening the vent.
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Add the garlic, ginger, scallions, along with the soy sauce mixture into the pot and cook (use saute function) for about 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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If you need to thicken the sauce some more, simply mix 1 more tbsp cornstarch with cold chicken broth or water and add to the sauce then heat until it thickens.
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