🍊🍗Orange Chicken for Lunar New Year

Name: 🍊🍗Orange Chicken for Lunar New Year
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs 450g; 1 Tbsp water 17g; 2 tsp Shaoxing wine (Mirin or white wine) 10g; 1/2 tsp salt 3g; 1/4 tsp sesame oil 3g; 1/8 tsp white pepper 1g; 3 to 4 pieces dried tangerine or mandarin orange peel; 6 dried red chili peppers (Or 1 tsp red pepper flakes); 3 star anise; 1 clove garlic minced 5g; 1 knob ginger minced 5g; 1 cup cornstarch 160g; 1 Egg; ½ c Flour 60g; 1 cup Orange Juice 240g; 1/4 cup Sugar 50g; 2 Tbsp Rice Vinegar or White Vinegar 30g; 1 Tbsp Soy Sauce 15g; Toasted Sesame Seeds (Garnish); Sliced scallions (Garnish); 🔪

11 steps

Prep:20minCook:20min

Updated at: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 20:30:21 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories483 kcal (24%)

Total Fat8.5 g (12%)

Carbs72.9 g (28%)

Sugars18.3 g (20%)

Protein27.6 g (55%)

Sodium881.4 mg (44%)

Fiber4.3 g (15%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Instructions

Step 1

-Cut the chicken thighs into grape-sized bits… some larger, some smaller. Size differences work well for this recipe in my opinion.

Step 2

-MARINATE the chicken for 20-30 minutes while you hydrate the mandarin peels, chilis, and star anise

Step 3

-When the chicken is ready, rub on 1 Tbsp cornstarch 10g

Step 4

-Then coat with a thick batter made from 1 Egg and ¼ cup Cornstarch 40g

Step 5

-Fully coat the battered chicken in a 1:1 mix of flour and cornstarch

Step 6

-Shallow fry in about ½ inch or 1 cm or oil till golden brown 4-5 minutes.

Step 7

(For EXTRA crispy chicken, pull the chicken out when it is light brown, replace the oil and then fry again at 400F/200C till golden brown)

Step 8

-Lightly toast the hydrated aromatics for a few minutes, saving the hydrating liquid to make a cornstarch slurry with 1 Tbsp cornstarch 10g for 2Tbsp liquid 30g

Step 9

-Once toasted, add minced garlic and ginger for 20-30 seconds before pouring in the sauce

Step 10

-Once the sauce simmers, add the slurry slowly until the sauce reaches its desired consistency. (You may not need it all)

Step 11

-Toss in the sauce and then garnish

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