Chinese Orange Chicken

Preparar

1. 🥄Make the orange sauce:
2. 🔥Whisk together sauce ingredients in a medium bowl.

Pasos

1. 🔥Set aside.

Preparar

1. 🧂Prep the chicken:
2. 🍳Cut chicken into about 1-inch cubes.
3. 🫇Whisk eggs with salt and black pepper in a bowl and add chicken.

Pasos

1. 🍳Stir together.

Preparar

1. 🫇In a separate bowl, whisk together flour and cornstarch.
2. 🍽️Remove chicken from eggs with a slotted spoon or tongs, letting excess egg drain off, then transfer to cornstarch mixture and coat well.

Cocinar

1. 🍽️Fry the chicken:

Pasos

1. 🌿Add oil to a large 10- to 12-inch skillet.
2. ✨Heat over medium-high heat until it reaches 350°F.
3. 🥄If you don’t have a thermometer, you can also test the temperature by sprinkling in some flour.
4. 🔥If the oil is hot enough, it should fizzle immediately.

Cocinar

1. ✨Once oil is hot, fry the chicken in two batches.

Pasos

1. 🥄The oil might not completely cover the chicken—that’s okay.

Cocinar

1. 🔥Cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
2. 🧂Flip the chicken pieces and cook until the chicken is cooked through, about 3 to 4 more minutes.
3. 🍳Total cook time is about 6 to 8 minutes.

Servir

1. 🧂Remove fried chicken cubes and transfer to a plate lined with paper towels, so the chicken can drain.

Cocinar

1. 🍳Repeat until all the chicken is cooked.
2. 🫇Simmer the chicken in the sauce:

Pasos

1. 🫇Once chicken is done, pour out hot oil and wipe pan clean.

Preparar

1. 🍽️Add a fresh tablespoon of oil along with chopped garlic and shallot.

Cocinar

1. 🌿Cook for a minute and then add the sauce.
2. ✨Simmer the sauce until it starts to thicken.

Pasos

1. ✨Once the sauce is lightly bubbling, add fried chicken and toss together to coat.
2. 🥄The sauce should continue to thicken and stick to the chicken.

Cocinar

1. 🥄Let simmer for a minute or two more.
2. 🔥Serve orange chicken over cooked white rice, garnished with sesame seeds and fresh scallions.

Pasos

1. 🔥Did you love this recipe?
2. 🧂Let us know with a rating and review!
3. 🍳LEFTOVERS!
4. 🫇The orange chicken keeps well in the fridge for 5 days.
5. 🍽️Reheat in a skillet with a splash of water over low heat.
6. 🌿Freeze the orange chicken for up to 3 months, but be sure to thaw it before reheating so the chicken doesn’t clump together.