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Orange chicken
This chicken has a great flavor and tang. Try it out! You and your family will love it, I’m sure of it.
Ingredients:
- Two pounds of skinless, boneless chicken, cut into small pieces.
- One egg.
- One and a half tablespoons white pepper, salt, and cooking oil
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 cup flour
SAUCE, ORANGE:
- Three spoonfuls of soy sauce
- quarter cup orange juice
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- Zest one orange and one tablespoon of oil.
- two teaspoons finely chopped ginger root
- Two teaspoons of minced garlic
- One teaspoon of flakes red chili pepper
- 1/2 cup finely sliced green onion
- Two spoonfuls of rice wine
- 1/2 cup of water
- two teaspoons cornflour
- One tablespoon of sesame oil
DIRECTIONS:
- Put the chicken pieces in a big basin and keep it there.
- Mix the egg, pepper, salt, and 1 tablespoon oil thoroughly in a medium-sized bowl, then set it aside.
- Mix the flour and 1/2 cup cornstarch in a medium-sized bowl.
- In a wok or deep fryer, heat the oil to 375 degrees for deep-frying.
- Shake off any excess flour mixture before dipping the chicken pieces into the egg mixture.
- Small batches of chicken should be added to the wok and cooked for 3–4 minutes, or until golden brown
- (Avoid overcooking the chicken).
- With a slotted spoon, remove the chicken from the oil, drain it on paper towels, and put it aside.
FOR THE SAUCE:
- Mix the soy sauce, brown sugar, orange juice, and orange zest in a small bowl. Put away.
- After cleaning, heat the wok on high for 15 seconds.
- Add 1 tablespoon of oil, green onions, crushed red chili pepper flakes, ginger root, and garlic. Stir-fry for a brief period of time, or until aromatic.
- Add the soy sauce combination you set up earlier, along with the rice wine.
- Stir thoroughly after adding the cooked chicken.
- Add the cornstarch and water to a small bowl, whisk, and add to the wok Continue stirring until the sauce thickens.
- Should you wish, add sesame oil. Accompany with jasmine rice.