ReceptnaptárOrange chicken
Orange chicken is the best-loved dish of American-Chinese restaurants (Panda Express), born from the Hunan and Sichuan orange-peel chickens: crisp chicken pieces in a sweet-sour orange sauce. Made at home with fresh oranges it tastes much better.
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Ingredients
Method
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- Season the chicken with salt and pepper, mix with the beaten egg, then toss in the cornstarch to coat well.
- Heat the oil to 180 °C and fry the chicken in batches for 5–6 minutes until golden and crisp; drain on kitchen paper.
- Bring the orange juice, zest, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, garlic, ginger and chilli to the boil in a pan.
- Mix 1 tsp cornstarch with 1 tbsp cold water, stir it into the sauce and cook for 1–2 minutes until thick and glossy.
- Toss the hot, crisp chicken in the sauce until coated.
- Serve at once with rice, spring onion and orange zest.
A Receptnaptár original recipe. Calories and protein are estimated.
Tips
- Double-frying (4 minutes at 180 °C, then 1–2 minutes more) makes the coating even crisper.
- Thicken the sauce so it clings to the chicken.
- Toss the chicken in the sauce only right before serving, or it goes soggy.
- Can be baked (220 °C, 20 minutes), but it is less crisp.
Frequently asked questions
What can I use instead of rice vinegar?
Apple cider vinegar or lemon juice.
Can it be frozen?
The sauce can; the crispy chicken cannot.
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