Chinese Orange Chicken

• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts (cut into bite-size pieces)

3 Eggs (whisked)

1/3 cup Cornstarch

1/3 cup Flour

Salt

Oil (for frying)

1 cup Orange Juice

1/2 cup Sugar

2 Tablespoons Rice Vinegar (or White Vinegar)

2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce (use tamari for a gluten-free dish)

1/4 teaspoon Ginger

1/4 teaspoon Garlic Powder (or 2 garlic cloves, finely diced)

1/2 teaspoon Red Chili Flakes

Orange Zest (from 1 orange)

1 Tablespoon Cornstarch

Green Onions

Orange Zest

Directions

To make orange sauce:

In a medium pot, add orange juice, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and red chili flakes. Heat for 3 minutes.

In a small bowl, whisk 1 Tablespoon of cornstarch with 2 Tablespoons of water to form a paste. Add to orange sauce and whisk together. Continue to cook for 5 minutes, until the mixture begins to thicken. Once the sauce is thickened, remove from heat and add orange zest.

To make chicken:

Place flour and cornstarch in a shallow dish or pie plate. Add a generous pinch of salt. Stir.

Whisk eggs in shallow dish.

Dip chicken pieces in egg mixture and then flour mixture. Place on plate.

Heat 2 -3 inches of oil in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Using a thermometer, watch for it to reach 350 degrees.

Working in batches, cook several chicken pieces at a time. Cook for 2 - 3 minutes, turning often until golden brown. Place chicken on a paper-towel-lined plate. Repeat.

Toss chicken with orange sauce. You may reserve some of the sauce to place on rice. Serve it with a sprinkling of green onion and orange zest, if so desired.