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Orange Chicken.

Orange Chicken You can cook Orange Chicken using 19 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Orange Chicken

  1. Prepare of Battered Chicken.
  2. It's 2 large of chicken breast.
  3. Prepare 1 large of egg.
  4. You need 1 1/2 tsp of salt.
  5. You need 1 1/2 tsp of pepper.
  6. It's 1/4 cup of flour.
  7. Prepare 1/2 cup of corn starch.
  8. It's 1 tbsp of oil.
  9. You need of Sauce.
  10. You need 1 tbsp of sesame oil.
  11. It's 1 tbsp of minced garlic.
  12. It's 1/4 cup of water.
  13. You need 5 tbsp of brown sugar.
  14. You need 5 tbsp of white vinegar.
  15. You need 2 tbsp of soy sauce.
  16. It's 1 tsp of orange zest.
  17. It's 1 tsp of grated ginger.
  18. It's 2 1/2 tbsp of orange purée.
  19. It's 1 tbsp of corn starch.

Orange Chicken step by step

  1. Heat oil for deep frying in wok or deep fryer to 375°F.
  2. 1 Cut chicken pieces into 2-inch squares and place in large bowl..
  3. Stir in egg, salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon oil and mix well.
  4. Stir cornstarch and flour together. Then, add chicken pieces, stirring to coat..
  5. 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.).
  6. Remove chicken from oil with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
  7. For the sauce, add sesame oil and the garlic to large frying pan or wok. Simmer and stir for about 10 seconds.
  8. Add all ingredients for sauce and heat while stirring for 2-4 minutes until bubbling and slightly thickened..
  9. Add chicken and stir until fully coated. Sauce will thicken further while cooling..