Best Restaurant Style Chinese Orange Chicken With Spring Peas Recipes

ORANGE CHICKEN (RESTAURANT STYLE)

Steps:

• Pour into saucepan water, orange juice, lemon juice, rice vinegar, and soy sauce; and set over medium-high heat. Stir in orange zest, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, red pepper, and chopped onion. In a small bowl Mix 3 Tablespoons of cornstarch with 2 Tablespoons of cold water mix well and add it to your sauce. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat, and let cool 10 to 15 minutes.
• Place chicken pieces into a resealable plastic bag. When contents of saucepan have cooled, pour 1 cup of sauce into bag. Reserve remaining sauce. Seal bag, and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• In another resealable plastic bag, mix the flour, salt, and pepper. Add marinated chicken pieces, and shake to coat.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place chicken in skillet, and brown on both sides. Remove to paper towels, and cover with aluminum foil.
• Wipe out the skillet, and add the sauce. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Mix together cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water, and stir into sauce. Reduce heat to medium low; stir in chicken pieces, and simmer, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Serve over Fried Rice or steamed white Rice.
• Enjoy!

CHINESE ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place the cubed chicken in a bowl with the marinade ingredients for 30 minutes.
• While the chicken is marinating, prepare the sauce ingredients.
• When the chicken is nearly ready, heat the wok and add a bit of oil.
• Throw in the garlic and ginger and stir-fry until aromatic.
• Add the chicken and stir-fry until it changes color.
• Push up to the sides of the wok, making a well in the middle.
• Add the sauce.
• Mix the sauce and the chicken together.
• Stir-fry for another minute and serve hot.

ASIAN ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pour 1 1/2 cups water, orange juice, lemon juice, rice vinegar, and soy sauce into a saucepan and set over medium-high heat. Stir in the orange zest, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, chopped onion, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat, and cool 10 to 15 minutes.
• Place the chicken pieces into a resealable plastic bag. When contents of saucepan have cooled, pour 1 cup of sauce into bag. Reserve the remaining sauce. Seal the bag, and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• In another resealable plastic bag, mix the flour, salt, and pepper. Add the marinated chicken pieces, seal the bag, and shake to coat.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place chicken into the skillet, and brown on both sides. Drain on a plate lined with paper towels, and cover with aluminum foil.
• Wipe out the skillet, and add the sauce. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Mix together the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water; stir into the sauce. Reduce heat to medium low, add the chicken pieces, and simmer, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

ORANGE-FLAVORED CHICKEN, CHINESE STYLE

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients in small bowl.
• Cut chicken into 1 inch cubes and add to bowl; toss to coat well.
• Cover and marinate at room temperature at least 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Soak orange peel in enough water to cover, about 5 minutes; drain and set aside.
• Combine stock, soy sauce,rice wine,cornstarch, sesame oil, and pepper in another small bowl;set aside.
• Heat peanut oil in wok.
• Drain chicken and add to wok in small batches and stir-fry until cooked through, about 2 minutes, adding more oil if necessary.
• Remove with slotted spoon and set aside.
• Wipe out wok.
• Heat 1 tablespoons peanut oil with orange peel and stir-fry 1 minute.
• Return chicken to wok with snow peas and soy mixture and stir-fry 3 minutes.
• Serve immediately over rice.