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Orange Chicken

Fried chicken chunks in a sweet orange sauce.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course dinner, lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine American, asian, Chinese
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb/450g chicken breasts or thighs boneless, skinless
  • 1/2 tsp Coarse Salt
  • 1/2 tsp white pepper
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp sugar more if your oranges are sour
  • 1/8 tsp chili flakes
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 2 tsp garlic grated
  • 1 tsp ginger grated
  • 1 tbsp orange zest

Instructions
 

  • Cut chicken into one inch pieces. Add egg and salt to a bowl and beat well. Add chicken, white pepper and mix. Add cornstarch little bit at a time and mix well. Set aside.
  • Zest 2 oranges to yield 1 tbsp. Juice 3 oranges to get 1 cup of juice. Pour juice into a pan. Add soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, chili flakes, ginger and garlic.
  • Heat up oil to fry chicken. Add chicken pieces one at a time and fry for 3 minutes until golden. Drain and set aside. Use a splatter screen so oil doesn't splatter all over. A deep fryer is best for frying this chicken.
  • While chicken is frying, turn on pan with juice ingredients. Bring to a boil. Taste and add more soy sauce or sugar if you wish. Add zest and boil for a minute or two until reduced enough to coat chicken pieces. Don't reduce too much or there will not be enough sauce to coat chicken.
  • Add drained chicken to sauce and mix. Serve hot over white rice.