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Orange Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 Pieces Chicken breast (about 2 Lbs; cut into bite size)
  • 2-3 Tablespoons of Olive Oil (or your choice)
  • 2/3 Cups Orange juice
  • ¼ Cup Honey (more or less)
  • ¼ Cup Low sodium soy sauce
  • 1/8 Cup Rice wine vinegar (optional)
  • 2 Tablespoons Corn starch
  • 2 Cloves Garlic (minced)
  • 1 Teaspoon Granulated ginger (divided)
  • 1 Teaspoon White pepper (divided)
  • Half Orange zest
  • 1 Teaspoon Red pepper flake (optional)
  • Salt and pepper
  • Green onion (Garnish)
  • Toasted Sesame seeds (Garnish)

Instructions

  1. Season the bite-size chickens with a half teaspoon of granulated ginger, white pepper, salt, and pepper. Mix and set aside for about 10 minutes.

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  2. Prepare the orange sauce; in a medium cup or bowl, whisk the orange juice, honey, minced garlic, granulated ginger, white pepper, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar (if you’re using), red pepper flake, zest (about ½ teaspoon), and cornstarch.
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  3. In a wok/skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat.
  4. Add the chicken in a single layer, you might have to do it in batches if you’re using a wok or a small skillet. Cook for about 4-5 minutes on both sides, it should cook but not fully cooked as it will continue to cook in the sauce.
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  5. If you do the chicken in batches add all the chicken together. Whisk and the orange mixture and bring to a boil, let the sauce thickens to your preference, depending on how much sauce you want, check the seasoning and readjust if necessary. Turn of the heat.

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  6. Serve and garnish with toasted sesame seeds and green onions. You can enjoy orange chicken with white rice, brown rice, quinoa, etcetera. 

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  7. Orange chicken served with rice.

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Recipe Notes

NOTE: For easy cut, cover the chicken with a plastic wrap and pound with a mallet or a rolling pin to have same flat level chicken