Orange Chicken
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Add corn starch and flour to the cubed chicken thighs.
- 2Splash in some soy sauce and water until each piece is covered with a beautiful paste.
- 3Drop the coated chicken into oil heated to about 365 degrees Fahrenheit for a few minutes.
- 4Pull the chicken out and allow them to rest.
- 5Put the chicken back in for a minute to get extra golden.
- 6Transfer the chicken to a wired rack and sprinkle with a little salt.
- 7For the sauce, start by melting down some butter in a pan.
- 8Add fresh minced garlic.
- 9Add chili flakes and toast them down.
- 10Pour in sweet chili sauce, soy sauce, and rice vinegar.
- 11Add orange juice.
- 12Once the sauce bubbles, drop it to a simmer and let it reduce for a few minutes.
- 13Add brown sugar.
- 14Add a corn starch slurry (2 tsp corn starch mixed with 2 tsp water) to thicken the sauce.
- 15Toss the fried chicken into the sauce, making sure every crevice is covered.
- 16Finish the chicken with a little bit of sesame seeds.
- 17To make the noodles, throw some cooked lo mein into a hot wok.
- 18Add a mixture of sesame seed oil, soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice vinegar, and water to the noodles.
- 19Serve the orange chicken over the lo mein noodles.
- 20Garnish with a little more sesame seeds.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken thighs, cubed
- 1 cup flour
- 0.5 cup corn starch
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 0.33 cup water
- 3 tbsp butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp chili flakes
- 0.25 cup sweet chili sauce
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 0.25 cup rice vinegar
- 1.5 cup orange juice
- 0.25 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp corn starch
- 2 tsp water
- 8 oz lo mein
- 0.25 cup soy sauce
- 0.25 cup water
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp sesame seed oil
- salt
- sesame seeds
Equipment
bowldeep fryerwired rackpantongswok
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