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:
- Cut chicken thighs into bite size pieces
- 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.
- Make sauce with orange juice, light soy sauce, honey, oyster sauce, minced ginger, cornstarch and water. Mix together.
- 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.
- 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.
- Once a golden crust has formed, flip chicken pieces over and cook on the other side for 5-6 min or until golden.
- Remove chicken, set aside and discard excess oil.
- On medium high heat with oiled wok, pour sauce in. Let it simmer. Stir until sauce thickens, about 2 min.
- Add chicken, mix until everything is coated.
- Garnish with white sesame seeds and scallions. Enjoy!
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