This is one of Brian’s best recipes. If you like Chinese Orange Chicken, you will love this recipe. Because we are in Uruguay and the beef is awesome here, he does a Chinese Orange Beef that is spectacular as well. The best part about this recipe (besides the fact that it tastes fantastic) is that it’s quick and easy to make.
Ingredients:
Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Red Pepper Hot Sauce (Tabasco works)
- ¾ cup soy sauce
- ½ cup ketchup
- ¾ cup honey
- Zest from 1 large orange (If you don’t have a zester, use a cheese grater)
- ¼ cup fresh squeezed orange juice
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
Batter
- ½ cup corn starch
- ¼ cup flour
- 2 eggs
Other
- 1 whole chicken (or 2lbs of good beef)
- Fried rice or white rice, prepared to package directions
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
Directions:
- Mix sauce ingredients together in a mixing bowl and set aside
- Debone whole chicken
- Cut chicken (or beef) into bite sized cubes
- Combine batter ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well
- Place the chicken in the batter bowel and stir (coat the chicken)
- Turn the burner on high and heat pan until very hot
- Add sesame oil to pan and ensure the entire bottom of the pan is coated with oil
- When sesame oil just starts to smoke, add the battered chicken to the pan
- Fry chicken until cooked through and the batter is a golden brown
- Add the sauce and mix thoroughly
- Stirring constantly, bring sauce to a boil and cook for 2-3 minutes
- Pour chicken and sauce into a separate bowl
- Serve over white or fried rice
Tips and Modifications:
- When you are washing the orange before zesting it, squeeze it until you can smell a strong citrus scent
- Make sure the sauce is well blended before it’s added to the chicken