Chicken: Orange Chicken

Orange Chicken

• 4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts cut into bite-size pieces
• 3 Eggs whisked
• 1/3 cup Cornstarch
• 1/3 cup Flour
• 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

 

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 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.