Orange Chicken

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts or 1 lb chicken thigh
• 2 -3 tablespoons rice flour
• 1 cup oil
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup shredded carrot
• 1 cup shredded broccoli
• 7 -8 dried arbol chiles
• 1 cup honey
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
• 3 garlic cloves, sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon frozen orange juice concentrate
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 orange peel, cut into thin strips

Recipe

• 1 cut chicken into 1 inch cubes.
• 2 in a medium sized bowl, combine egg , 1 tbsp corn starch and 1 tbsp soy sauce and mix well.
• 3 add the chicken and stir well until all the chicken is coated. let marinate 10 minutes to 1/2 hour.
• 4 place rice flour in a gallon ziploc bag, add chicken and shake vigorously until the chicken is well coated.
• 5 mix together the ingredients for the sauce: combine honey, 1/4 cup of soy sauce, sesame oil, 3 cloves of mince garlic, grated ginger orange juice concentrate and 2 tbsp corn starch and mix well.
• 6 in a wok or large frying pan, heat oil and add garlic. cook until aroma is apparent, but be sure not to overcook. remove garlic and add chicken to hot oil piece by piece and cook until chicken is crispy. ( you can also use deep fryer if you desire).
• 7 remove chicken to a serving bowl and drain all but 2 to 3 tbsp of oil.
• 8 add dried arbol chili peppers, orange peel, carrots and broccoli to oil and stir fry until carrots and broccoli are al dente.
• 9 add sauce mixture to hot pan all at once and cook until thickened.
• 10 re-introduce chicken and stir until well coated. place in serving bowl and serve with rice.