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Orange Chicken

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Boneless chicken thighs coated in a delicious sticky orange sauce.
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Total Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Servings 5 persons

Ingredients
  

For the chicken

  • 1 Kg boneless chicken thighs cut into cubes
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
  • 1/2 tsp white pepper powder
  • Oil 1 Tbsp for mixture and oil for frying
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup flour

Sauce

  • 1 Tbsp corn starch
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 3 TBsp Soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup white vinegar
  • 10 Tbsp white sugar
  • 2-3 Tbsp orange zest

Finish

  • 2 Tbsp ginger grated
  • 2 tsp garlic grated
  • 1/2 – 1 tsp red hot chilli peppers crushed
  • sesame seeds and spring onions for garnish

Instructions
 

  • In a bowl, mix egg, salt, pepper and 1 tbsp oil. In another bowl mix the 1/2 cup corn starch and flour.
  • Take a wok or frying pan, add oil for frying and heat it to a medium high heat.
  • Take your chicken cubes and dip it in the egg mixture then the flour mixture and fry till a golden brown. Do this in batches so not to over crowd the pan. Fry all the chicken this way and keep on the side.
  • In a bowl combine all the ingredients of the sauce and keep aside.
  • In a wok heat some oil and add the finisher ingredients – minced ginger, minced garlic, and crushed red pepper. Saute just a bit till aromatic.
  • Next add in the orange sauce and bring to a boil. As this comes to a boil, it will start to thicken up.
  • Next add in the fried chicken, turn off the heat and mix to combine well.
  • Garnish with sesame seeds and spring onions and serve with hot steamed white rice