🤤 Dad's ADDICTIVE Orange Chicken (鮮橙雞柳)!

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Tofu is lower in calories and suitable for vegetarians; chicken thighs are more affordable than breasts.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener; brown sugar is often cheaper and adds a different flavor.

Cut the chicken breast, removing fatty parts, and slice it into 1/2 inch thick strips.

Season the chicken with 1 tsp of salt, 1 tbsp of cornstarch, and 1 tbsp of water, mixing to dissolve the cornstarch.

Add half a beaten egg to the chicken mixture, saving the other half for the frying batter.

Slice an orange into 1/8ths and squeeze to obtain 4-5 oz of orange juice, saving the juiced slices for later.

Mix together 1 tbsp of sugar, 1 tbsp of vinegar, and 1/2 tsp of salt with the orange juice, adjusting for sweetness and tanginess as desired.

Add 1 tbsp of oyster sauce to the orange sauce mixture and stir, adjusting flavors if necessary.

Prepare a slurry by mixing 1 tbsp of cornstarch with 3 tbsp of water to thicken the sauce later.

Cut another orange in half and then into 1/4 inch slices for garnish, using the juiced orange slices for the peel.

Mix 3 tbsp of flour, 1 tbsp of cornstarch, and 1 tsp of baking powder for the batter, adding water until the desired consistency is reached.

Incorporate the remaining half of the egg and 1 tsp of cooking oil into the batter, mixing until smooth.

Heat a pot on high for about one minute, adjusting the range hood to the highest setting for ventilation.

Cooking Techniques

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