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Orange Chicken.

Your favorite Orange Chicken with a tangy sauce that you can make at home, better than take out.

Ingredients

For the chicken:

  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 3 eggs
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 cups panko crumbs

For the sauce:

  • 1 cup water
  • 3/4 cup orange juice
  • 2.5 TBS soy sauce
  • 3 TBS rice vinegar
  • rind from 1/2 orange
  • 1 cup and 3 TBS brown sugar
  • 1/8 tsp ground red pepper
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp minced garlic
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 TBS cornstarch

Instructions

  • Preheat your deep fryer or a large pot filled with oil to 350-375 degrees.
  • Cut your chicken into inch sized pieces.
  • Prepare 3 separate medium sized bowls for breading your chicken.
  • One bowl with your eggs and water, whipped together.
  • A second bowl with your flour, cornstarch, pepper and salt mixed together.
  • A third bowl with your panko crumbs.
  • Dip your pieced of chicken first in your egg and water mixture, then in your flour mixture, back in your egg mixture again and then into your panko. Set aside.
  • Cook chicken pieces in your deep fryer for 3-4 minutes until bread crumbs are golden and chicken is fully cooked.
  • Remove chicken from oil and place on paper towels to remove some oil.
  • Meanwhile combine your water, orange juice, soy sauce, vinegar, brown sguar, orange zest, red pepper, ginger and garlic in a medium sized sauce pan.
  • Bring to a boil over medium heat.
  • Combine your water and corn starch in a small bowl.
  • Pour your corn starch mixture into your sauce.
  • Keep the sauce over medium heat, stirring occasionally until desired thickness is reached.
  • Pour sauce over chicken (and rice) to serve.