This is Chef's recipe, and it’s just like orange chicken, but sweeter.
This recipe is just like orange chicken or a sweet and sour chicken, but I use mandarines instead of oranges. This dish looks and tastes great.
Not your usual orange chicken or sweet and sour chicken.
I made this recipe a lot and experimented with it, but I do not change it any more as I have found a great balance and it’s super easy to make.
Recipe
500 Grams of Chicken
1 Handful of Sesame Seeds
Batter
2 Eggs
1 Cup of Cornflour (Cornstarch)
Marinade
1 Mandarin (Juice)
1 Teaspoon of Sesame Oil
1 Teaspoon of Peanut Oil
1 Teaspoon of Cornflour (Cornstarch)
Cornflour Mix
1 Tablespoon of Cornflour (Cornstarch)
100ml of Water
Sauce
1 Mandarin (juice)
2 Cloves of Garlic
1 Teaspoon of Chilli Powder
3 1/2 Tablespoons of Light Soy
1 Tablespoon of Honey
3 Tablespoons of White Vinegar
1 Tablespoon of Water
1 Teaspoon of Cornflour (Cornstarch)
Cut your chicken into long strips and add your marinade, then squish with your hands to incorporate the mixture into the chicken. Marinade for 30 minutes or longer.
Break two eggs into a bowl.
Add 1 cup of cornflour (cornstarch).
Whisk into a batter. Then add your chicken. And coat your chicken with the batter.
You can fry the chicken in a deep fryer or a pan and shallow fry them. Cook it in batches, then cook it again together to get it crispier. Once cooked, set it aside and get your sauce ready.
In a wok, add a teaspoon of olive or peanut oil and, once it's heated up, add your garlic. In a cup, add your cornflour mixture.
Once you smell the aroma of the garlic, add the rest of your sauce mixture. Add your cornflour mixture.
Once it's thick and starts to bubble, add your chicken and toss to coat your chicken in the sauce
Place your chicken on a plate or portion it out.
Add your sesame on top. You can serve this dish with rice or noodles or with another dish. Enjoy.
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