Asian Orange Chicken
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Ingredients
- 350 ml water
- 30 ml orange juice
- 60 ml lemon juice
- 80 ml rice vinegar
- 40 ml soy sauce
- 5g grated orange zest
- 150g brown sugar
- 10g minced fresh ginger root
- 1 clove minced garlic
- 10g chopped green onion
- 10g red pepper flakes
- 25g cornstarch
- 30 ml water
- 2 boneless. skinless chicken breasts. cut into ½ inch pieces
- 125g all-purpose flour
- to taste salt and pepper
- 45 ml olive oil
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Description
Dishes served during Chinese New Year are symbolic of something positive and hopeful.
Chicken for example, symbolize happiness and prosperity
Method
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1.To make the sauce first add all the ingredients for the sauce in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Then remove from the heat and leave to cool for half and hour
2.Cut the chicken into small bite sized pieces and put in a plastic bag with half the (cooled) sauce and shake! Then leave in the fridge to marinade for 2-3 hours.
3.Put the flour, salt, and pepper into a large bowl and then once the chicken has marinated coat all the pieces thoroughly with the seasoned flour.
4.Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. then brown the chicken turning after 7-10 mins making sure the chicken is cooked through - white on the inside. Cook portions at a time and when cooked through set aside on a plate.
Put the remaining sauce into the pan and Mix together the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water, stir into the sauce. Reduce heat to medium low, add the chicken pieces, and simmer, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally
This is a terrific recipe. I prefer a separate marinade for the chicken consisting of one egg, three tablespoons cornflour, a tsp salt, a tbls dry sherry and a tbls soy sauce. This gives the chicken a great batter whilst remaining tender and juicy inside.