Recipe & Video Orange Chicken

[FoodFighter]

I used to love this when I was in LA. Can't get anything like it in Zürich unfortunately.

In a bowl, combine the following ingredients
300 grams of chicken breast sliced into 1/4"
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 Black pepper to taste
2 tbsp fresh orange juice
Mix, cover and marinate for 30 mins in the fridge

In a second bowl, to make the batter mix, combine and thoroughly mix the following
2 medium size eggs, mix
100 grams cornstarch (as recommended by Phatch)

After the thirty minutes of marination, add the marinated chicken to the batter mix

In a 30 cm Pan
Pour in enough oil to achieve a depth of 2.5 cm or 1" (or 1/10 of a bananas)
Heat the oil and fry the chicken pieces at 180C / 360F
Remove the chicken from the frying oil when the batter firms up and is still pale
Increase the temperature of the oil to 190C/390F
Put the partially cooked chicken into the hotter oil and cook until brown and crunchy.

In a Medium Pan, combine the following ingredients to make the sauce
2 tsp cooking oil
1 tsp ginger or 6 g
1 tbsp garlic or 10 g
1 tbsp chilli flakes
60ml fresh orange juice
3.5 tbsp soy sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 tsp orange zest
1 tbsp honey
3 tbsp vinegar
Add cornstarch slurry

Cook until thick.

Add the twice fried chicken to the pan containing the sauce.

 

[garlichead]

I used to love this when I was in LA. Can't get anything like it in Zürich unfortunately.

In a bowl
300 grams chicken breast sliced into 1/4"
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 Black pepper to taste
2 tbsp fresh orange juice
Mix and cover for 30 mins

In a bowl
2 medium size eggs, mix
100 grams cornstarch (as recommended by Phatch), mix
Add the marinated chicken and mix

Pan Large
Fry twice in oil 180C / 360F then 200C/390F

Pan Medium
2 tsp cooking oil
1 tsp ginger or 6 g
1 tbsp garlic or 10 g
1 tbsp chilli flakes
60ml fresh orange juice
3.5 tbsp soy sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 tsp orange zest
1 tbsp honey
3 tbsp vinegar
Add cornstarch slurry

Yeah, deep frying the protein creating a crust or coating, then adding to the orange, soy, chili mixture is classic. I don't do chicken but I do beef and pork like that.

 

[JAS_OH1]

I used to love this when I was in LA. Can't get anything like it in Zürich unfortunately.

In a bowl, combine the following ingredients
300 grams of chicken breast sliced into 1/4"
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 Black pepper to taste
2 tbsp fresh orange juice
Mix, cover and marinate for 30 mins in the fridge

In a second bowl, to make the batter mix, combine and thoroughly mix the following
2 medium size eggs, mix
100 grams cornstarch (as recommended by Phatch)

After the thirty minutes of marination, add the marinated chicken to the batter mix

In a 30 cm Pan
Pour in enough oil to achieve a depth of 2.5 cm or 1" (or 1/10 of a bananas)
Heat the oil and fry the chicken pieces at 180C / 360F
Remove the chicken from the frying oil when the batter firms up and is still pale
Increase the temperature of the oil to 190C/390F
Put the partially cooked chicken into the hotter oil and cook until brown and crunchy.

In a Medium Pan, combine the following ingredients to make the sauce
2 tsp cooking oil
1 tsp ginger or 6 g
1 tbsp garlic or 10 g
1 tbsp chilli flakes
60ml fresh orange juice
3.5 tbsp soy sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 tsp orange zest
1 tbsp honey
3 tbsp vinegar
Add cornstarch slurry

Cook until thick.

Add the twice fried chicken to the pan containing the sauce.

I love American-style Chinese takeout, and this is one of my favorites. Yum.