95% would make again
Orange Chicken (Inspired By Panda Express)
Ingredients
for 2 servings
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 2 chicken breasts, cubed
- ½ cup cornstarch (65 g)
- ¼ cup flour (30 g)
- vegetable oil, for frying
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon ginger, minced
- ½ teaspoon chili flakes
- 1 tablespoon rice wine
- 1 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
- 5 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 ½ tablespoons water
- 3 ½ tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- scallion, chopped, for garnish
Cornstarch Slurry
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon water
Nutrition Info
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- Calories 689
- Fat 26g
- Carbs 60g
- Fiber 1g
- Sugar 17g
- Protein 49g
Estimated values based on one serving size.
Preparation
- Combine the egg, white pepper and salt in a mixing bowl. Add the cubed chicken breast, make sure it’s coated with the egg mixture.
- In another bowl, combine corn starch and flour. Add the coated chicken to the flour mixture. Stir to coat.
- Working in batches, fry the coated chicken until golden and done. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
- In a large pan or wok, add oil, garlic, ginger and red chili flakes. Stir fry until fragrant.
- Add rice wine and stir for a few seconds. Proceed to add all of the other sauce ingredients, including soy sauce, vinegar, water, sugar and orange zest.
- Add the fried chicken. Stir to coat in sauce. Thicken the sauce with the cornstarch slurry.
- Garnish with chopped scallions and serve with rice.
- Enjoy!
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