Chinese Orange Chicken
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Chinese Orange Chicken
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Chinese Orange Chicken that is way better than take-out!
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Ingredients
Chicken:
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into bite-size pieces
- 3 eggs whisked
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1/3 cup flour
- salt
- oil for frying
Orange Chicken Sauce:
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar or White Vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons soy sauce use tamari for a gluten-free dish
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder or 2 garlic cloves, finely diced
- 1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes
- orange zest from 1 orange
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
Garnish:
- green onions
- orange zest
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Instructions
- To make orange sauce:
- In a medium pot, add orange juice, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and red chili flakes. Heat for 3 minutes.
- In a small bowl, whisk 1 Tablespoon of cornstarch with 2 Tablespoons of water to form a paste. Add to orange sauce and whisk together. Continue to cook for 5 minutes, until the mixture begins to thicken. Once the sauce is thickened, remove from heat and add orange zest.
- To make chicken:
- Place flour and cornstarch in a shallow dish or pie plate. Add a generous pinch of salt. Stir.
- Whisk eggs in shallow dish.
- Dip chicken pieces in egg mixture and then flour mixture. Place on plate.
- Heat 2 -3 inches of oil in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Using a thermometer, watch for it to reach 350 degrees.
- Working in batches, cook several chicken pieces at a time. Cook for 2 - 3 minutes, turning often until golden brown. Place chicken on a paper-towel-lined plate. Repeat.
- Toss chicken with orange sauce. You may reserve some of the sauce to place on rice. Serve it with a sprinkling of green onion and orange zest, if so desired.
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