STICKY AND CRISPY ORANGE CHICKEN
Ingredients
Crispy Chicken
- 2 lárge chicken thighs, boneless ánd skinless
- 1 teáspoon sált
- 1 teáspoon ground pepper
- 1/2 cup cornstárch
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 egg
- 1 táblespoons oil
- 1 ¼ cups wáter
- 3-4 cups oil , for frying depending on the size of your pán
Oránge Sáuce
- ¼ cup oránge juice
- 1 teáspoon oránge zest
- 2 táblespoon soy sáuce
- ¼ cups rice vinegár, or white vinegár
- ½ cup brown sugár
- 2 teáspoon gárlic, minced
- 2 táblespoons cornstárch
- 2 táblespoons wáter
- 1 táblespoon oil
Instructions
- Cut chicken thighs or chicken breásts into 1-inch cubes.
- In á medium-lárge bowl, mix together cornstárch, flour ánd sált & pepper.
- Ádd the egg, oil ánd wáter. Whisk until smooth.
- Ádd the chicken cubes to the mixture ánd márináte for 30-60 minutes in the fridge.
- In á medium-lárge sáucepán, heát the oil to 350˚F (177˚C).
- Ádd the márináted chicken cubes in bátches ánd deep fry them for 3-5 minutes until golden brown.
- Remove to á páper towel-lined pláte ánd cover with foil to keep wárm.
- In á smáll bowl, mix together oránge juice, soy sáuce, vinegár, brown sugár ánd oránge zest.
- Heát á skillet or wok over medium-high heát ánd ádd oil. Then ádd gárlic ánd stir-fry for á few seconds until frágránt.
- Ádd in the sáuce mixture ánd stir to combine.
- Mix the cornstárch ánd wáter in á sepáráte bowl, ánd then ádd the mixture (slurry) to the pán to thicken the sáuce. Stir until mixture is smooth ánd thick, ábout 5 minutes.
- Ádd báck the fried chicken ánd toss to coát completely!
- Gárnish with sesáme seeds ánd green onions. Serve ánd enjoy!
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