Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Orange Sesame Chicken

I love everything about Asian food; from the soft crunch of a water chestnut to the sweet and spicy sauces, I love it all! What I love about this particular dish is the sweet and tangy elements it yields.  And if you'd like, you can even make it a little spicy.
Orange chicken is super easy to make at home because it doesn't require some of the more difficult-to-find ingredients like some others.  Most of the ingredients in this dish I keep on hand but you may want to check your kitchen before hand.  
**Ingredients**
2 Chicken breast (cut into bite sized pieces)
1 cup jasmine rice
1 tbsp flour
1/2 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp sesame seeds
2 tbsp red chili sauce
2 tbsp orange marmalade
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tbsp brown sugar
1/2 tbsp agave nectar or honey
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 tsp sesame oil
Green onion for garnish
Drizzle of olive oil for cooking chicken

  1. In a large plastic bag combine chicken with flour and corn starch.  Shake until chicken is coated.
  2. In a large sauce pan, drizzle olive oil, enough to cover entire pan and turn on med-high heat.
  3. While your oil is heating up, get your rice going.
  4. Using tongs, add chicken to pan making one layer.  Cook on all sides until golden brown.  (you'll probably have to do two batches) 
  5. After your chicken is golden brown, place on a paper toweled plate.  Repeat until all chicken is used.  
  6. Set your chicken aside and add all other ingredients, except sesame seeds and green onions to the pan.  Simmer on low until thickened, whisking every few minutes.  If you find it to be too thin after about 7 minutes, stir in a little cornstarch.  
  7. Once your sauce has thickened, add your chicken and sesame seeds to the pan and stir until coated.
  8. Serve over rice and garnish with sliced green onion.  


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