Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, orange chicken. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Stir in the orange zest, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, chopped onion, and red pepper flakes. Now, for orange chicken (and other similar sticky chicken dishes), the coating for the chicken is key! I do the back-and-forth-between-the-two-halves-of-the-shell thing, but you can separate the whites however your heart, soul, or family tradition dictates.
Orange Chicken is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Orange Chicken is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook orange chicken using 19 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Orange Chicken:
- Get Battered Chicken
- Get 2 large chicken breast
- Make ready 1 large egg
- Take 1 1/2 tsp salt
- Make ready 1 1/2 tsp pepper
- Prepare 1/4 cup flour
- Prepare 1/2 cup corn starch
- Get 1 tbsp oil
- Prepare Sauce
- Make ready 1 tbsp sesame oil
- Take 1 tbsp minced garlic
- Prepare 1/4 cup water
- Get 5 tbsp brown sugar
- Take 5 tbsp white vinegar
- Prepare 2 tbsp soy sauce
- Prepare 1 tsp orange zest
- Make ready 1 tsp grated ginger
- Get 2 1/2 tbsp orange purée
- Take 1 tbsp corn starch
Serve over hot cooked rice and sprinkle with fresh parsley, if desired. Coat chicken pieces in egg, then toss in cornstarch mixture, tapping off any excess. In a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat, heat ¼'' oil. Fry chicken in batches until golden and crispy.
Instructions to make Orange Chicken:
- Heat oil for deep frying in wok or deep fryer to 375°F
- 1 Cut chicken pieces into 2-inch squares and place in large bowl.
- Stir in egg, salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon oil and mix well
- Stir cornstarch and flour together. Then, add chicken pieces, stirring to coat.
- Add chicken pieces to hot oil, small batch at a time, fry 3 to 4 minutes or until golden and chrisp. ( Do not overcook or chicken will be tough.)
- Remove chicken from oil with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels
- For the sauce, add sesame oil and the garlic to large frying pan or wok. Simmer and stir for about 10 seconds
- Add all ingredients for sauce and heat while stirring for 2-4 minutes until bubbling and slightly thickened.
- Add chicken and stir until fully coated. Sauce will thicken further while cooling.
The key to the best orange chicken lies in, not surprisingly, the orange sauce. The ingredients are easy to find. It calls for orange juice, orange zest, soy sauce, sugar, apple cider vinegar and chili sauce. This Chinese Orange Chicken is made with boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces, dredged, and then fried until golden and crispy. It is a sweet orange sauce made with orange juice, vinegar, garlic, sugar, soy sauce, ginger, red chili flakes, and orange zest.
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