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Crispy Sesame Orange Chicken

Crunchy battered chicken tossed in a sticky orange glaze with toasted sesame seeds and scallions.

ChineseTakeout
25
Minutes
460
Calories
Medium
Difficulty
4
Serves
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Ingredients

  • 1.5 lb chicken breast, cubed
  • ½ cup cornstarch
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • Orange zest from 1 orange
  • Sesame seeds & scallions

Serves four

Quantities above make four portions. Calorie count is per serving.

Method

  1. Toss chicken cubes in cornstarch with salt and pepper until evenly coated.
  2. Fry chicken in batches in 1 inch of oil until golden and crispy, about 5 minutes.
  3. Simmer orange juice, soy sauce, honey, vinegar, and zest until reduced to a sticky glaze.
  4. Toss crispy chicken in the glaze until coated.
  5. Plate over steamed rice, garnish with sesame seeds and sliced scallions.

Timing

Allow roughly 6 minutes of preparation and 19 minutes of cooking. Read the method through once before you start so nothing waits on a pan you could have had going already.