Orange Chicken
Testign out a Tasty video to see if it stood up to all the hype. Well, this Orange Chicken did. It's not only easy, but also TASTY!
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp white pepper
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 2 chicken breasts cubed
- 1/2 cup corn starch
- 1/4 cup flour
- Vegetable oil for frying
Sauce
- 1 Tbsp oil
- 2 tsp garlic
- 1 Tbsp ginger fresh
- 1/2 tsp red chili flakes
- 1 Tbsp rice wine
- 1.5 Tbsp soy sauce
- 5 Tbsp vinegar
- 1.5 Tbsp water
- 3.5 Tbsp sugar
- 1 Tbsp orange zest
Slurry
- 1 Tbsp corn starch
- 1 Tbsp water
Garnishes
- Sesame seeds
- Green onions
Instructions
- Beat the egg in a small bowl with the salt and white pepper.
- In another bowl, combine 1/2 cup corn starch and 1/4 cup flour.
- Coat the chicken pieces in the egg and then the flour/corn starch.
- Place in an electric frying pan with heated vegetable oil. Make sure the pieces don’t clump together.
- Fry until the sides turn a golden brown, then flip and fry until the chicken is cooked through.
- While the chicken is cooking, prepare the sauce. Start by sauteing 2 teaspoons garlic, 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger, and 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes in 1 Tablespoon of olive oil.
- Then add rice wine (I substituted rice vinegar), soy sauce, vinegar, water, sugar and orange zest. Mix well.
- When chicken is done, remove and place on a paper-towel lined plate so the oil can drip off.
- Add the chicken to the sauce and coat well.
- Mix 1 Tablespoon corn starch with 1 Tablespoon of water in a small bowl and add to the chicken/sauce. Mix well. This makes the sauce cling to the meat.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and/or sliced green onion.