ORANGE CHICKEN | 3 INGREDIENT ORANGE CHICKEN SAUCE

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.

Combine all the sauce ingredients together in a bowl.

Place eggs into a shallow dish, and combine flour and cornstarch in another shallow dish.

Season chicken, eggs and flour/cornstarch with salt and pepper. Dip chicken into the eggs and dredge into flour/cornstarch mixture.

Heat 3/4 cup oil in a pan over medium high heat and cook chicken in 2 batches. Cook until cooked through, this will take about 6 minutes per batch.

Remove chicken, set aside, toss excess oil and wipe pan clean.

Pour the sauce into the pan. Season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Stir in chicken and remove from heat. Serve immediately over rice.

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