Spicy Orange Chicken
- 2 oranges
- 14 cup light molasses
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 34 cup all-purpose flour
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 14 teaspoon baking powder
- 34 cup water
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon chili oil
- 4 dried red chili peppers, whole
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 12 teaspoons fresh ginger, finely chopped
- 2 cups cooked white rice
- Using a zester, zest one of the oranges.
- Be sure to remove only the colored part of the skin, not the white pith, as this has a bitter taste.
- Juice oranges to measure a half cup juice.
- Combine juice, molasses, soy sauce and cornstarch in small bowl; set aside.
- Heat about three cups vegetable oil in wok over medium-high heat, until oil registers 375F on deep fry thermometer.
- Combine flour, salt, and baking powder in medium bowl.
- Whisk in water to form a smooth batter.
- Coat chicken in mixture well, and carefully add about a third of it to the wok.
- Cook about four minutes or until chicken is golden brown and no longer pink in center, stirring occasionally to break up pieces with spoon.
- Remove chicken with slotted spoon to tray lined with paper towels.
- Repeat two more times with the remaining chicken, allowing oil to reheat between batches.
- Pour of all oil from wok.
- Reheat wok over medium high heat until hot; add chili oil.
- Add orange zest, dried chili peppers, garlic and ginger.
- Stir-fry for about thirty seconds to a minute or until fragrant.
- Stir cornstarch mixture, and add to wok.
- Cook until sauce boils and thickens.
- Return chicken to wok, and mix well.
- Serve over rice.
oranges, light molasses, soy sauce, cornstarch, flour, salt, baking powder, water, chicken breast, chili oil, red chili peppers, garlic, fresh ginger, white rice
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spicy-orange-chicken-407994 (may not work)