Orange Chicken

Homemade Orange Chicken is so good especially when you can create a delicious bowl with rice and broccoli and toasted almonds.  

Ingredients:

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into bite sized pieces

3 eggs, whisked

1/3 cup cornstarch

1/3 cup flour

salt

oil for frying

Orange Chicken Sauce:

1 cup orange juice

1/2 cup sugar

2 tablespoons rice vinegar

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1/4 teaspoon ginger

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes

Orange zest from 1 orange

1 tablespoon cornstarch

Instructions:

     

Chicken:

Place flour and cornstarch in a shallow dish or pie plate.  Add a generous pinch of salt.  Stir.

Whisk eggs in a shallow dish.  Dip chicken pieces in egg mixture then flour mixture.  Place on plate.

Heat 2 - 3 inches of oil over medium high heat. Working in batches, cook several chicken pieces at a time.  Cook for 2-3 minutes turning often until golden brown.  Place chicken on a paper towel lined plate.  Repeat until all chicken is cooked.

Toss chicken with orange sauce*. Double the sauce for those who like extra sauce.

Orange Sauce:

In a medium saucepan, add orange juice, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, garlic and red chili flakes.  Heat for 3 minutes.

In a small bowl, whisk 1 Tablespoon cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water to form a paste.  Add to orange juice and whisk together.  Continue to cook for 5 minutes  until the mixture begins to thicken.  Once the sauce is thickened, remove from heat and add orange zest.