Crispy Orange Chicken

Name: Crispy Orange Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 250 g Boneless chicken thigh/breast; 1 cup Corn flour(starch); 1 egg; 2-3 tbsp water; ½ tsp Grated ginger; 1 tsp Grated Garlic; ½ tsp Crushed chilli flakes (( optional )); Spring onion for garnish; Toasted sesame seeds for garnish; 1 tbsp Vegetable oil; Oil for frying (( Peanut/Canola/Sunflower or any neutral flavour vegetable oil )); 1 tsp Orange Zest; 3 tbsp Orange Juice (( fresh squeeze )); 2 tbsp Light soy sauce; 2 tbsp Brown Sugar (( or white sugar/ honey )); ½ cup Chicken/vegetable stock (( or water )); 1 tsp Corn starch (flour); 1 tbsp Light soy sauce; 1 tsp Sesame oil; 1 tsp Garlic paste ( finely grated); ¼ tsp Baking soda; ¼ tsp White pepper

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Crispy fried chicken thighs coated in a sweet and tangy orange sauce with sesame seeds. A glossy, flavorful take on a Chinese-American classic.

Ingredients

2 SERVINGS

250 gBoneless chicken thigh — or boneless chicken breast
1 cupCorn flour(starch)
1egg
2–3 tbspwater
½ tspGrated ginger
1 tspGrated Garlic
½ tspCrushed chilli flakes — optional
Spring onion — optional
sesame seeds — toasted
1 tbspVegetable oil
peanut oil — for frying, or canola oil or sunflower oil or neutral-flavor vegetable oil
1 tspOrange Zest

Orange Sauce

3 tbspOrange Juice — fresh-squeezed
2 tbspLight soy sauce
2 tbspBrown Sugar — or white sugar or honey
½ cupChicken stock — or vegetable stock or water
1 tspCorn starch (flour)

Marinate for Chicken

1 tbspLight soy sauce
1 tspSesame oil
1 tspGarlic paste — finely grated
¼ tspBaking soda
¼ tspWhite pepper

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Method

35m total

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