
By Kathy Bailey
🍊🍗Orange Chicken for Lunar New Year
11 steps
Prep:20minCook:20min
Updated at: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 20:30:21 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Good
Glycemic Index
65
Moderate
Glycemic Load
47
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories483.2 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
Ingredients
4 servings

1 poundboneless skinless chicken thighs

17gwater

10gshaoxing wine
mirin or white wine

3gsalt

3gsesame oil

1gwhite pepper

3 piecesdried tangerine peel
or mandarin orange

6dried red chili peppers
or 1 tsp red pepper flakes

3star anise

5gclove garlic
minced

5gginger
minced

1 cupcornstarch

1egg

60gflour

1 cuporange juice

¼ cupsugar

30gRice Vinegar
or White Vinegar

15gSoy Sauce

Toasted Sesame Seeds
Garnish

scallions
sliced, garnish
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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