Name: ORANGE CHICKEN recipe by Suronita Das at BetterButter
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2lbs boneless chicken -chopped into bite sized pieces; 2tsp salt; 2tsp white pepper; 1/2 cups corn starch; 1tbsp flour; oil; 1 egg; t tsp chopped ginger; 1tsp minced garlic; 1 cup water; 1/2 cup green onion; 1/2 cup crushed dry red chili pepper1tsp sesame oil; Orange Sauce for stir fry; 2tbsp soy sauce; 2tbsp water; 7tbsp sugar; 5tbsp white vinegar; 1 orange zest; 1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice

ABOUT ORANGE CHICKEN RECIPE

Orange Chicken is an American Chinese dish of Hunan Origin. The variety of Orange Chicken most commonly found at North-American fast food restaurant consists of crisp,fried chicken bites smothered in wonderfully sweet and tangy orange sauce.

Ingredients Serving: 2

2lbs boneless chicken -chopped into bite sized pieces
2tsp salt
2tsp white pepper
1/2 cups corn starch
1tbsp flour
oil
1 egg
t tsp chopped ginger
1tsp minced garlic
1 cup water
1/2 cup green onion
1/2 cup crushed dry red chili pepper1tsp sesame oil
Orange Sauce for stir fry
2tbsp soy sauce
2tbsp water
7tbsp sugar
5tbsp white vinegar
1 orange zest
1/2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice

Instructions

Place the chicken in a large bowl Stir in egg,salt ,pepper ,oil and mix well Then stir cornstarch and flour together Coat the chicken with egg and flour mixture together Heat oil for deep frying wok add the chicken and fry 5-6 minutes
or until golden crisp. Do not overcook the chicken . Remove the fried chicken from the oil and drain on paper towel and keep them aside.
Clean the wok take some fresh oil add ginger -garlic saute it until fragrant. Add green onion ,crushed dry red chili stir fry it for few seconds. Then add orange sauce and bring to boil .
At last add the fried chicken cubes stirring until mix well. Add little corn starch + water mixture and toss the chicken with the sauce. Heat until sauce is THICKENED Add some sesame oil and orange zest Serve immediately with Noodle ,Rice

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