Orange Chicken

Name: Orange Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 450 grams boneless chicken thighs (cut into 1.5-inch pieces); 1 Tbsp soy sauce; 1 Tbsp sake; 1 teaspoon fresh ginger (grated); 118 milliliters potato starch; 4 servings vegetable oil (for frying); 177 milliliters orange juice; 79 milliliters orange marmalade; 1 Tbsps orange zest (zest of 1/2 orange); 1 teaspoons potato starch; 1 teaspoons salt; 0 red bell pepper (minced, for garnish); 1 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds (for garnish)

Orange Chicken might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 430 calories, 21g of protein, and 20g of fat each. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is If you have orange juice, salt, fresh ginger, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Add

the chicken, soy sauce, sake and fresh ginger to a bowl and mix

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Sake

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together.

Let the chicken marinate for at least 15 minutes, or

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preferably up to 8 hours.

Add all the ingredients for the orange sauce into a pan and whisk together. When

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Orange

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Whisk

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you're ready to make the orange chicken, preheat a heavy pot filled

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Orange

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with 2-inches of vegetable oil to 340 degrees F (170 C). Prepare a paper

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towel lined rack.

Add

1/2 cup potato starch to another bowl, and dust the chicken with the

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potato starch. You want an even coating, but it should not be caked on. Fry the chicken in batches until golden brown and cooked through, flipping a few times to ensure it browns evenly.

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Drain the chicken on the prepared rack. When all the chicken is done, heat the pan with the orange sauce, stirring constantly until it starts to thicken.

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Add

the fried chicken to the orange sauce and toss to coat evenly. The

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