My Basil Leaf Orange Chicken Recipe
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Orange Chicken
Makes 4 Servings
Prep Time 30 Minutes
Ingredients:
1 LB chicken breast cut into bite size cubes
Breading For the Chicken
3/4 cup of all purpose flour
1/4 cup of cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
2 eggs
Orange Chicken Sauce:
1.5 cups of orange juice
1 tablespoon chinese rice wine
2 teaspoons of sesame seed oil
2.5 tablespoons of sugar
2 teaspoons of seasoned rice vinegar
1.5 tablespoons of soy sauce
1 tablespoon of cornstarch mixed with 1 teaspoon of cold water
1/2 tablespoon of chopped garlic
1/2 tablespoon of chopped ginger
2 teaspoons of orange zest
4 dried red chile cut into half remove seeds
2 cups of oil to fry bit size pieces of chicken
The key to any meal, wether its breakfast, lunch, or dinner is the prep. Have all your ingredients ready to go.
Using fresh corn oil also gives clean taste.
The egg wash is a key part of making orange chicken. Egg wash is used to bind the flour mixture onto the bite size chicken pieces. The Egg wash also add a flavor component to the chicken.
While your chicken is frying steam cook your broccoli for a 5
Another binding agent is the cornstarch mixed with flour. Along with the salt and crushed pepper corns makes a delicious breading for the chicken.
Shock cooling your broccoli after steam cooking, stops the broccoli from cooking and maintains the broccoli green color and crunch texture
The breading mixture is also great on large pieces of chicken or beef. Fried it taste great.
Slicing your chicken breast into uniform bite size pieces allows them to fry evenly.
Notice the size of the sliced pieces.
When chicken is golden brown it is done.