Orange Chicken
A common dish in Chinese restaurants across the country is Orange Chicken. This dish is of Hunanese origin, and was first prepared in the early twentieth century in America. It's a popular and healthy alternative to regular fried chicken. In fact, it is one of the tastiest foods you can eat!
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Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 476kcal
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Ingredients
Chicken
- 2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken chopped into bite-sized pieces
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ tsp. salt
- 1 ½ tsp. white pepper
- 1 tsp. veggie oil for frying
- ½ cup cornstarch plus 1 tbsp.
- ¼ cup flour
Stir-fry
- 1 tbsp. ginger root minced
- 1 tsp. garlic minced
- ½ tsp. crushed hot red chilli pepper
- ¼ cup green onion chopped
- 1 tbsp. rice wine
- ¼ cup water
- ½ tsp. sesame oil
Orange Sauce for Stir Fry
- 1 ½ tbsp. soy sauce
- 1 ½ tbsp. water
- 5 tbsp. sugar
- 5 tbsp. white vinegar
- Zest of 1 orange
Instructions
- range chicken with fried noodle
- Prepare the chicken pieces by washing and placing them in a large bowl.
- Meanwhile, stir in egg, salt, pepper and a tablespoon of oil and mix well.
- Mix the corn starch and flour together.
- Next, dipone piece of chicken into the egg mixture then coat it with flour mixture. Do this to all of the remaining chicken pieces.
- Get your wok or deep fryer and heat up oil up to 375⁰
- Add the chicken, maintaining small batches at a time and fry them for about 3-4 minutes until they’re golden brown (remember not to over-fry the chicken).
- Place the fried chicken on paper towels to drain excess oil and set aside.
- Clean the wok (or use a saucepan or ordinary skillet) and heat it up for 15 seconds over high temperature.
- Pour 1 tbsp. of oil then add ginger and garlic. Stir-fry until you smell their fragrance which may entail you 10 seconds of the process.
- Add the crushed chillies and chopped green onions.
- Next, add the rice wine and stir for three seconds.
- You can then pour the orange sauce and bring into a boil.
- Add the cooked chicken and stir them well until they’re well mixed.
- Stir water into the remaining tablespoon of corn starch until the mixture becomes smooth. Add this to the chicken and cook until the sauce thickens.
- Finish it with sesame oil and orange zest but these two can be optional, too.
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Notes
- you may also like this roasted chicken with rice recipe
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 476kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 51g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 186mg | Sodium: 1310mg | Potassium: 918mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 196IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 2mg
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