Orange Chicken

Tender chicken in a light and tasty orange sauce.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup freshly-squeezed orange juice
• 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
• 2 teaspoons corn starch
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 pound chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 5 dried red chilies, seeded and soaked in warm water
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 inch ginger, grated
• 2 green onions, slices with whites and greens separated
• 1 tablespoon orange zest

Method:

1. Mix the orange juice, broth, soy sauce, rice wine, sesame oil, rice vinegar, honey, white pepper and corn starch and set aside.
2. Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat-high.
3. Add the chicken and saute until cooked, about 4-6 minutes and set aside.
4. Heat the oil in the pan, add the dried chilies, garlic, ginger and whites of the green onions and saute until fragrant, about a minute.
5. Add the orange mixture, the chicken and the orange zest and cook until it thickens, a few minutes.
6. Serve over steamed rice garnished with the greens of the green onions.

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