kansasgirl
Senior Cook
This is a great recipe.
Chinese Orange Chicken
2 lb Boneless and skinless chicken pieces
1 Egg
1 1/2 ts Salt
White pepper
Oil
1/2 c Cornstarch, plus 1 tb cornstarch
1/4 c Flour
1 tb Minced ginger root
1 ts Minced garlic
Crushed hot red chiles, to taste
1/4 c Chopped green onions
1 tb Rice wine
1/4 c Water
1 tb Sesame oil
Orange sauce:
1 1/2 tb Soy sauce
1 1/2 tb Water
5 tb Sugar
2 tb White vinegar
3 tb Orange juice
Sauce:
1.Mix soy sauce, water, sugar, vinegar, and juice together.
Chicken:
1.Cut chicken pieces into 2-inch pieces and place in large bowl. Stir in egg, salt, pepper, and 1 tbsp oil and mix well.
2.Stir 1/2 cornstarch and flour together. Add chicken pieces, stirring to coat.
3.Heat oil for deep-frying in wok or deep-fryer to 375F. Add chicken pieces, small batch at time, and fry 3-4 minutes or until golden and crisp. Remove chicken from oil with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Set aside.
4.Clean wok and heat 15 seconds over high heat. Add 1 tbsp oil. Add ginger and garlic and stirfry until fragrant. Add crushed chiles and green onions, stirfry briefly. Add rice wine and stirfry briefly.
5.Add Orange sauce and bring to boil. Add cooked chicken, stirring until well mixed. Stir water into remaining 1 tb cornstarch until smooth. Add to chicken and heat until sauce is thickened. Stir in 1 tb sesame oil. Serve at once over hot rice.
Chinese Orange Chicken
2 lb Boneless and skinless chicken pieces
1 Egg
1 1/2 ts Salt
White pepper
Oil
1/2 c Cornstarch, plus 1 tb cornstarch
1/4 c Flour
1 tb Minced ginger root
1 ts Minced garlic
Crushed hot red chiles, to taste
1/4 c Chopped green onions
1 tb Rice wine
1/4 c Water
1 tb Sesame oil
Orange sauce:
1 1/2 tb Soy sauce
1 1/2 tb Water
5 tb Sugar
2 tb White vinegar
3 tb Orange juice
Sauce:
1.Mix soy sauce, water, sugar, vinegar, and juice together.
Chicken:
1.Cut chicken pieces into 2-inch pieces and place in large bowl. Stir in egg, salt, pepper, and 1 tbsp oil and mix well.
2.Stir 1/2 cornstarch and flour together. Add chicken pieces, stirring to coat.
3.Heat oil for deep-frying in wok or deep-fryer to 375F. Add chicken pieces, small batch at time, and fry 3-4 minutes or until golden and crisp. Remove chicken from oil with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Set aside.
4.Clean wok and heat 15 seconds over high heat. Add 1 tbsp oil. Add ginger and garlic and stirfry until fragrant. Add crushed chiles and green onions, stirfry briefly. Add rice wine and stirfry briefly.
5.Add Orange sauce and bring to boil. Add cooked chicken, stirring until well mixed. Stir water into remaining 1 tb cornstarch until smooth. Add to chicken and heat until sauce is thickened. Stir in 1 tb sesame oil. Serve at once over hot rice.