Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Orange Chicken

I wanted to make an Asian dish I have never tried before since I don't order Chinese food. This turned out amazing!

Ingredients

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
1/2 cup of orange juice
zest of 1 orange
3 tablespoon of oyster sauce
2 tablespoons of honey
2 teaspoons of minced ginger

Directions

1. Cube the chicken into bite-sized pieces
2. Heat the vegetable oil in a large pan until simmering
3. Add half the chicken and cook until browned
4. Take the first half out and set it on a towel while you cook up the second half (the towel will help the chicken not get soggy)
5. While the rest of the chicken is cooking, in a bowl mix the orange juice, orange zest, oyster sauce, honey, and ginger. (for the orange zest, I took a cheese grater and scrapped the orange over it--this allows the skin to scrap off into the sauce aka zest)
5. Remove the second batch of chicken and blot with a towel to remove excess oil
6. Leave any small crunchy bits in the pan, pour the sauce into the pan
7. Mix the sauce so it thickens, then add the chicken bites and toss throughout the sauce and heat it through

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