Orange Chicken

Reinvent The Chicken With This Orange Chicken Recipe!

Ingredients:

Chicken

•      1.5 lbs of boneless chicken breasts without the skin, cut into cubes
•      1 cup cornstarch
•      2 eggs, beaten
•      2 tablespoons vegetable oil
•      1 chopped green onions
•      1 red pepper, cut into very thin strips

Marinade

•      1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
•      2 fresh orange juice (about 1/2 cup orange juice) + 1/2 orange zest
•      1/4 cup sugar
•      1/3 cup white vinegar
•      1/4 cup light soy sauce
•      2 minced garlic cloves
•      1/4 teaspoon fresh chopped ginger
•      2 tbsp. cornstarch
•      Freshly ground pepper to taste

Preparation:

Marinade

1. Combine all ingredients except cornstarch in a bowl. Reserve half of the marinade.
2. In another bowl, add chicken and half of the marinade. Marinate for 60 minutes, stirring 2-3 times.
3. In a pan, adding the first half of marinade (without chicken) and cooked over medium heat until boiling.
4. Add 2 tbsp. cornstarch and whisk well. Continue cooking until the sauce thickens. Reserve until the sauce is still hot.

Chicken
 
1. Preheat oven to 400 ° F.
2. Discard marinade the chicken and keep only chicken cubes.
3. Take each cube of chicken and soak in the egg mixture and coat with cornstarch tapping to remove the starch surplus. Repeat for the other chicken cubes.
5. In a nonstick skillet, heat oil and add chicken cubes.
6. Cook the cubes 3 minutes until lightly browned and blot excess oil on the cubes with a paper towel.
7. In a baking dish, add chicken cubes and marinade thickens. Mix well.
8. Continue cooking for 5 minutes, until chicken is cooked through.

• Garnish with green onions and red peppers.
• Serve with rice noodles and a green vegetable stir-fry.

Enjoy!