How to Make A Spicy Orange Chicken

Ingredients For Orange Chicken:

1. 4 boneless and skinless chicken breasts cut into bite sized pieces
2. 1 cup of flour
3. 2 eggs
4. 1 cup of cornstarch
5. 3 tablespoons of peanut oil
6. 2 teaspoons of peanut oil
7. 2 cloves of garlic, minced
8. 1 teaspoon of freshly grated ginger
9. 5 dried red chilies, cut into 1 1/2 inch length, seeded and soaked in warm water

Orange Sauce:

1. 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
2. 1 tablespoon of orange zest
3. 3 tablespoons of canned chicken broth
4. 1 tablespoon of soy sauce
5. 2 teaspoons of dry sherry
6. 1/2 teaspoon of sesame oil
7. 1/8 teaspoon of chili paste
8. 1 teaspoon of rice vinegar
9. 2 tablespoons of brown sugar
10. 1 tablespoon of corn starch

  3 green onions, sliced

Directions:

You will now want to get three bowls. Place the flour in one bowl, the cracked eggs in the second bowl and the cornstarch in the third bowl. Scramble the eggs together in the second bowl. You will now want to place some of the chicken pieces into the first bowl with the flour. Shake the excess flour off and then place the chicken pieces into the second bowl with the egg mixture. Remove the chicken pieces from the egg mixture and then put them into the third bowl with the corn starch. Remove them from the bowl, shake off any excess corn starch and place them on a paper towel. Make certain they are thoroughly coated with the corn starch. Repeat this process until all of the chicken has been coated.

Now that the chicken is coated you will want to place the 3 tablespoons of peanut oil into a skillet and place the skillet on a burner over a medium heat. When the skillet is hot you will want to place some of the chicken in the skillet and fry them. You will want to fry the chicken in batches so that the skillet is not crowded. Fry the chicken on both sides until they are a nice golden brown color. Do not over cook the chicken. Remove the chicken from the skillet and place them on a paper towels to catch any excess oil. Cover them with aluminum foil to keep them warm as you cook the remaining chicken. When all of the chicken is fried put them aside and make certain you have them covered with the aluminum foil to keep them warm as you work on the sauce.

Place the peanut oil in a saucepan and heat on a medium heat. When the saucepan is hot add the garlic and ginger and stir for about 30 seconds. You will now want to add the dried chilies and stir for about another 30 seconds. Next add the orange juice, orange zest, chicken broth, soy sauce, dry sherry, sesame oil, chili paste, rice vinegar and brown sugar and corn starch. Whisk the ingredients together and cook on a medium heat for a minute. Now add the fried chicken pieces to the sauce and mix together and continue cooking and stirring until the sauce has thickened. When done, place on a serving dish and garnish with green onions and serve immediately with some white rice.