Saturday, May 19, 2012

Great Orange Chicken Recipe!

Orange Chicken
Ingredients:
Chicken-
2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into 1-1/2” cubes)
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
1 eggs (beaten)
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
Oil (for frying)

Orange Sauce-
1 ½ cups water
2 tablespoons orange juice
¼ cup lemon juice
1/3 cup rice vinegar
2 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon orange zest (grated)
1 cup packed brown sugar
½ teaspoon ginger root (minced)
½ teaspoon garlic (minced)
2 tablespoons green onion (chopped)
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water

Step 3: Combine 3 tablespoons of cornstarch with 1/4 cup of water and mix thoroughly. Slowly stir cornstarch mixture into sauce until it thickens. Pour sauce over breaded chicken, and if desired add red pepper flakes and garnish with green onions. Enjoy.


* I had to share this recipe with you. It's SO yummy. Brian wanted more and I stuffed myself full. Hope you try it sometime. I know I am making this more and more. My next recipe to make is crockpot Bourbon Chicken. you know the kind that you get at that stir fry stop at the mall and is so good? I hope it turns out. I LOVE that stuff.  ENJOY!

Cooking Instructions:
Step 1: Combine flour, salt, and pepper. Dip chicken in egg mixture and shake in flour mixture to coat. Deep fry chicken in batches at 375 degrees in a deep fryer (or use a wok) until completely cooked.

Step 2: Meanwhile, in a large saucepan combine 1 ½ cups water, lemon juice, orange juice, rice vinegar, and soy sauce. Blend well over medium heat for a few minutes. Stir in brown sugar, orange zest, ginger garlic, and onion. Bring to a boil.

4 comments:

Kelly said...

hmmmm, not sure why my comment ended up in the middle of the directions. Strange. I also couldn't find the edit button.

Laurie said...

looks good! Nice picture btw!

Kelly said...

thanks. Oh and I wish I could take credit for that picture. It was off of a blog I got it from. :)

Stacy said...

Sounds really good! I haven't made chinese in a long time. Fred would really like this.