Orange Chicken
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Add corn starch, flour, and soy sauce to the cubed chicken thighs.
- 2Adjust with water until each piece is essentially covered with a beautiful paste.
- 3Drop the coated chicken into oil heated to about 365 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 4After a few minutes, pull the chicken out and allow it to rest.
- 5Fry the chicken again for a minute to get extra golden.
- 6Transfer the fried chicken to a wired rack.
- 7Sprinkle a little salt on the chicken.
- 8For the sauce, start by melting down some butter in a pan.
- 9Add fresh garlic to the melted butter.
- 10Add chili flakes to the garlic.
- 11Pour in sweet chili sauce.
- 12Add soy sauce and rice vinegar.
- 13Pour in orange juice.
- 14Once the sauce bubbles, drop it to a simmer and let it reduce for a few minutes.
- 15Add brown sugar to the sauce.
- 16Add a corn starch slurry to thicken the sauce.
- 17Toss the beautiful chicken into the sauce, making sure every crevice is covered.
- 18Finish it off with a little bit of sesame seeds.
- 19To make the noodles, throw some cooked lo mein into a hot wok.
- 20Add sesame seed oil, soy sauce, oyster sauce, a little bit of rice vinegar, and water to the noodles.
- 21Place the orange chicken over the noodles.
- 22Sprinkle a little more sesame seeds on top.
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
- 0.5 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
- sesame seeds
Equipment
bowloilwokwired rackpan
Tips
- A little salt just makes them perfect.
- The glaze will continue thickening.
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