Chicken
Authentic Chinese Orange Chicken
This version of Authentic Chinese Orange Chicken is flavorful, easy to prepare and suitable for traditional Chicken configurations....
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16 Min Prep
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11 Min Cook
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2 Servings
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Non-Vegetarian
Ingredients
- Zest of 1 Orange
- 1/4 cup Orange Juice
- 1/4 cup Soy Sauce
- 1/4 cup Water
- 1/3 cup Rice Vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon Sesame Seed Oil
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 650g Chicken Thighs
- 2 large Egg
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 cup Cornstarch
- 1/2 cup All purpose flour
- 2 cups Vegetable Oil
- 2 cloves chopped Garlic
- 1 chopped Shallots
- Sliced Scallions
- Garnish Sesame Seed
- To serve Rice
Instructions
1
Make the orange gravy:
fluff up together gravy components in a medium container.
2
Set aside.
3
Prep the chicken:
Cut chicken into about 1-inch cubes.
4
fluff up eggs with table salt and black pepper in a container and stream in in chicken.
5
mix gently together.
6
In a separate container, fluff up together baking flour and cornstarch.
7
Remove chicken from eggs with a slotted spoon or tongs, letting excess egg filter off, then transfer to cornstarch mixture and coat well.
8
sauté the chicken:
stream in in cooking oil to a large 10- to 12-inch skillet.
9
scalding up over medium-high scalding up until it reaches 350°F.
10
If you don’t have a thermometer, you can also test the temperature by sprinkling in some baking flour.
11
If the cooking oil is scalding enough, it should fizzle immediately.
12
Once cooking oil is scalding, sauté the chicken in two batches.
13
The cooking oil might not completely wrap the chicken—that’s okay.
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scalding up for 3 to 4 mins.
15
Flip the chicken pieces and scalding up until the chicken is cooked through, about 3 to 4 more mins.
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Total scalding up time is about 6 to 8 mins.
17
Remove fried chicken cubes and transfer to a plate lined with paper towels, so the chicken can filter.
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Repeat until all the chicken is cooked.
19
stew the chicken in the gravy:
Once chicken is done, stream in out scalding cooking oil and wipe cooking vessel rinse.
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stream in in a crisp tablespoon of cooking oil along with cut up garlic and shallot.
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scalding up for a minute and then stream in in the gravy.
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stew the gravy until it starts to thicken.
23
Once the gravy is lightly bubbling, stream in in fried chicken and toss together to coat.
24
The gravy should continue to thicken and stick to the chicken.
25
Let stew for a minute or two more.
26
enjoy orange chicken over cooked white rice, garnished with sesame seeds and crisp scallions.
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LEFTOVERS! The orange chicken keeps well in the fridge for 5 days.
28
Reheat in a skillet with a splash of liquid over low scalding up.
29
Freeze the orange chicken for up to 3 months, but be sure to thaw it before reheating so the chicken doesn’t clump together.
Recipe Information
Cuisine
Chinese
Chinese
Course
Chicken
Chicken
Diet
Non-Vegetarian
Non-Vegetarian
Total Time
27 mins
27 mins
Recipe Time chart
Preparation Time
16 minsCooking Time
11 minsTotal Time
27 minsMaster Chef
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