Description
Orange Chicken is made with boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces, coated, and then fried until golden and crispy. This orange sauce is heavenly and a must try!
Ingredients
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			Chicken
- 600g chicken fillet cut into bite size pieces
- 1 tsp crushed garlic
- 2 tbsp. soy sauce
- Salt and Pepper
- 1 cup flour
- 1 egg
Sauce for the Chicken
- 5 tbsp. soy sauce
- 6 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 cup of chicken stock **
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 tsp ginger powder
- Sprinkle of red chilli flakes
- 2 tbsp. corn starch
- 1/2 cup of orange juice
- 2 tsp corn starch
For the rice
- 1 cup of rice
- Mushrooms
- Carrots
- Colored Peppers
- Sweetcorn
- 1/2 onion
- Salt, Pepper, Thyme and Rosemary
Instructions
Chicken
- Mix the above together, season with a little salt and pepper and marinate for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, add 2 tbsp cornflour (Maizena).
- Coat chicken evenly.
- Mix 1 cup flour with 1 beaten egg and 1/3 (one third) cup of water.
- Add this batter to the chicken and coat well.
- Deep fry in small batches until golden brown and crispy.
For the sauce
- In a pot, bring it to a boil.
- Mix 2 tsp cornflour with a little water to make a slurry and add to the sauce to thicken slightly.
- Remove and allow to cool.
- For the rice
- Cook 1 cup of rice
- Chop up some mushrooms, carrots, and colored peppers.
- You also need sweetcorn and ½ chopped onion.
- Fry onion in butter, add all the vegetables.
- Add salt, pepper, thyme, and rosemary to taste.
- Cook for 5 minutes and add to rice.
- Serve with Crispy Orange Chicken.
- Coat fried chicken pieces in the sauce and keep some for serving with noodles or rice.
- Garnish with toasted sesame seeds and chopped spring onion.
- Enjoy
Notes
**For the chicken stock: You can also use the powdered chicken stock and dilute as needed.
Prepared, tried, and tested by Jennifer Govender Bisnath
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 748
- Sugar: 26
- Sodium: 2434
- Fat: 17
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 82
- Fiber: 4
- Protein: 66
- Cholesterol: 200
 
		