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Orange Chicken (no deep frying)

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40 min.
Prep: 15 min. | Cook: 25 min. | Servings: 4

The classic American Chinese dish, full of citrusy, savory and nutty flavors. Make this dish at home that will taste just as great as take out!

Ingredients: 

  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil

Chicken Marinade: 

  • 1/2 cup cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 2 cloves of garlic (minced)
  • 1 egg

Sauce: 

  • 1/2 cup of orange juice
  • 2 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp of honey
  • 1 tbsp of oyster sauce
  • 1 tsp of ginger (minced)
  • 2 tbsp of cornstarch
  • 3 tbsp of water

Garnishes: 

  • 1 stalk of scallions (chopped)
  • 1 tsp of white sesame seeds

Instructions: 

  1. Cut chicken thighs into bite size pieces
  2. Marinate the chicken with cornstarch, light soy sauce, minced garlic and egg. Toss chicken in the marinade until fully coated. You want a thick but slightly runny consistency. Set aside for 20 min.
  3. Make sauce with orange juice, light soy sauce, honey, oyster sauce, minced ginger, cornstarch and water. Mix together.
  4. In a wok, set over medium high, add vegetable oil. Allow this to get hot, to test, insert a wooden chopstick into the oil and look for bubbles at the tip of the chopstick. If you see bubbles, the oil is hot enough for frying.
  5. Carefully lower coated chicken into the oil and spread apart. Allow chicken pieces to sear and form a golden crust about 5-6 min. on each side. It needs 2 patches to fry 1 lb of chicken thighs.
  6. Once a golden crust has formed, flip chicken pieces over and cook on the other side for 5-6 min or until golden.
  7. Remove chicken, set aside and discard excess oil.
  8. On medium high heat with oiled wok, pour sauce in. Let it simmer. Stir until sauce thickens, about 2 min.
  9. Add chicken, mix until everything is coated.
  10. Garnish with white sesame seeds and scallions. Enjoy!
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