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Chinese Orange Chicken

Chinese Orange Chicken that is way better than take-out!

Original recipe: modernhoney.com

Prep:
15 min
Cook:
20 min
Total:
35 min
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Chinese Orange Chicken

Ingredients

  1. 4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts (cut into bite-size pieces)
  2. 3 Eggs (whisked)
  3. 1/3 cup Cornstarch
  4. 1/3 cup Flour
  5. Salt
  6. Oil (for frying)
  7. 1 cup Orange Juice
  8. 1/2 cup Sugar
  9. 2 Tablespoons Rice Vinegar (or White Vinegar)
  10. 2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce (use tamari for a gluten-free dish)
  11. 1/4 teaspoon Ginger
  12. 1/4 teaspoon Garlic Powder (or 2 garlic cloves, finely diced)
  13. 1/2 teaspoon Red Chili Flakes
  14. Orange Zest (from 1 orange)
  15. 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch
  16. Green Onions
  17. Orange Zest

Instructions

  1. To make orange sauce:
  2. In a medium pot, add orange juice, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and red chili flakes. Heat for 3 minutes.
  3. 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.
  4. To make chicken:
  5. Place flour and cornstarch in a shallow dish or pie plate. Add a generous pinch of salt. Stir.
  6. Whisk eggs in shallow dish.
  7. Dip chicken pieces in egg mixture and then flour mixture. Place on plate.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.