Recipe: Oriental Orange Chicken♥

Ingredients:

Chicken:

1 kilo Chicken breast or thigh fillet, cut into bite-size pieces

3 eggs, beaten

1/4 cup All purpose Flour 

1/4 cup Cornstarch

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground pepper

Orange Sauce:

1 cup Orange Juice

1/2 cup Sugar

2 tbsps Vinegar

2 tbsps Soy Sauce

1/4 tsp Ginger, grated

3 cloves  Garlic, finely chopped

Orange zest

1 tbsp Cornstarch

Garnish:

Orange slices

Orange zest

Green onions

Procedure:

1. Marinate the Chicken with salt and pepper, set aside;  
2. In a bowl beat the eggs, combine the flour and cornstarch (this combination makes the chicken more crunchier);
3. Dip the chicken on the egg mixture then on the flour and cornstarch mixture.
4. Deep fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
5. To make the Orange Sauce: On a saucepan, add the orange juice, sugar. vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, garlic - cook for 3 minutes.
6. In a small bowl, mix the cornstarch with a little water, then add to the orange sauce, stir constantly to avoid lumps and cook for another 5 minutes.
7. Once the sauce thickens remove from heat then add the orange zest.
8. Toss Chicken on the Orange sauce.  
9. Garnish with green onions, orange zest and orange slices.

Happy cooking!♥

xo,

Chiq♥