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Orange Chicken

Do away with the typical take-out fare and replace it with some serious Asian zing.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 574kcal

Ingredients

Chicken

  • 3 chicken breasts diced
  • 2 c flour
  • 2 Tablespoon salt
  • 2 Tablespoon black pepper
  • 2 Tablespoon garlic powder
  • 2 egg
  • ¼ c milk
  • peanut oil or canola oil for frying

Orange Sauce

  • 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger
  • 1 Tablespoon sesame oil canola works just as well
  • 2 ½ c orange juice
  • 2 Tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 scant cup brown sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon sriracha sauce hot sauce
  • 2 Tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 2 T cold water
  • 6 green onions chopped
  • 1 head broccoli chopped
  • rice for serving

Instructions

  • Mix flour, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in bowl.
  • Whisk egg and milk in second bowl.
  • Heat enough oil in large frying pan to cover the bottom of the pan about ½" deep on medium heat, or until water sizzles when flicked into pan.
  • Dredge chicken in flour mixture, then egg mixture, then flour mixture again.
  • Space chicken apart in pan and fry until golden brown on bottoms/side, flipping once, in batches. Don't crowd the pan. Place chicken on cooling rack. Repeat process with remaining chicken.
  • While second batch of chicken is frying, make sauce: saute garlic and ginger in sesame oil until fragrant.
  • Add orange juice, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, and sriracha. Stir on med until it has reached a low simmer until slightly thickened.
  • Add cornstarch dissolved in water, whisk until desired consistency is reached.
  • Steam broccoli until crisp-tender.
  • Cook enough rice for 5 servings.
  • Combine fried chicken and sauce, serve over rice and broccoli, garnish with green onions.

Nutrition

Calories: 574kcal | Carbohydrates: 91g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 128mg | Sodium: 1333mg | Potassium: 1150mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 47g | Vitamin A: 1092IU | Vitamin C: 147mg | Calcium: 138mg | Iron: 4mg