Chinese Orange Chicken
Make your very own authentic Chinese Takeaway dish at home.
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Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 8 Chicken thighs cut into bitesize chunks
- 4 tbsps Cornflour
- 100 g Plain flour
- 1 Medium egg
- 100 ml Cold water
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Black pepper
- 100 ml Cooking oil
- 2 Oranges
- 100 g Caster sugar
- 90 ml Soy sauce
- 2 tsps Minced garlic
- 2 tsps Minced ginger
- 1 tbsp White wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp Sesame seeds
- 2 Spring onions sliced
To serve:
- Boiled rice
Instructions
- Start by placing the chopped chicken thighs in a bowl then add 2 tbsps of cornflour. Toss together so the chicken is coated completely.
- Now make the batter for the chicken. In a large bowl, add the plain flour, egg, salt, pepper and water then mix using a whisk until smooth.
- Add the chicken to the batter and mix so the chicken is fully coated.
- Add the oil to a large frying pan and heat over a medium-high heat until hot.
- When the oil is hot, add the chicken to the oil one piece at a time, and cook for 8-10 minutes, turning over half way through, until golden brown and cooked throughout. You might need to do this in batches.
- Once cooked, place the chicken onto kitchen paper to get rid of any excess oil.
- To make the orange sauce. In a jug, mix together the juice of 2 oranges and the zest of 1, caster sugar, soy sauce, garlic, ginger and vinegar.
- Pour the sauce into clean pan and bring it to the boil, once boiling turn it down to a simmer and cook for a minute.
- Meanwhile, mix 2 tbsps of cornflour with 4 tbsps of cold water to make a slurry, pour it into the sauce and stir until it thickens. Turn the heat down.
- Add the chicken into the sauce and stir to coat it. If the sauce it too thick, add a splash of hot water.
- Serve it with rice, a sprinkle of sesame seeds and some spring onions.