Saturday, March 2, 2013

Orange Chicken

Ingredients & Cooking Directions for Orange Chicken

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Estimated servings: 4 

Fry Chicken

1 ½ pounds chicken breast chunks
2 eggs

1. Add the eggs to a shallow dish, whisk them up and coat all the chicken pieces with the beaten egg. 
2. Turn stove on medium high heat. When you see little bubbles forming in the oil, dredge the chicken in the flour and place them in the oil, carefully. 
3. Deep fry the chicken for about 4-5 minute or until golden brown on the outside and fully cooked on the inside. 
4. Finally drain the cooked chicken on some paper towels and set them aside.

Sauce

1 teaspoon corn starch
3 tablespoons water 
1 cup orange juice
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1 teaspoon minced orange zest
½ teaspoon salt

1. Dissolve the cornstarch in the water and then set it aside. 
2. Turn your stove on medium high heat and pour the orange juice and sugar into a pot cooking them for about 10 minutes or until it reduces by half. 
3. Then add in the soy sauce, ginger, orange zest, and salt mixing everything until well combined. Add in the cornstarch mixture to the sauce and stir until thickened. 
4. Finally remove the sauce from the heat and set it aside.

Assemble

2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced ginger
Green onion strips (white part only)
Orange slices 

1. Turn your stove onto medium high heat and pour in the oil. 
2. Add in the garlic and ginger, stir frying them until aromatic. 
3. Add the chicken and stir fry it for about 30 seconds until they are coated with the ginger and garlic.
4. Pour in the sauce that was made earlier and continue to cook everything until the chicken is coated with the sauce.
5. To serve this dish, put some cooked chicken on a serving plate and spoon over some of the sauce. Top the chicken with some sesame seeds and green onions. Garnish your plate with some orange slices and serve the chicken with steamed rice. 

Enjoy!