#65 April Restaurant Challenge--Panda Express Orange Chicken copycat
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken, chopped into bite sized pieces
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- white pepper
- oil (for frying)
- 1/2 cup cornstarch, plus
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 tablespoon gingerroot, minced
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed hot red chili pepper
- 1/4 cup green onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon rice wine (I left this out and it was fine)
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
Orange Sauce for Stir Fry
- 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons water
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- 5 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 orange, zest of
Directions:
Prep Time: 15 mins Total Time: 45 mins (It took me less than 30 min total)
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Place chicken pieces in large bowl. Stir in egg, salt, pepper and 1 tablespoon oil and mix well.
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Stir cornstarch and flour together.
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Mix flour mixture and egg mixture.
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Add chicken pieces, stirring to coat.
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Heat oil for deep-frying in wok or deep-fryer to 375 degrees.
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Add chicken, small batches at a time, and fry 3 to 4 minutes or until golden crisp. (Do not overcook chicken). Remove chicken from oil with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels; set aside.
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Clean wok and heat 15 seconds over high heat.
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Add 1 tablespoon oil.
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Add ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant; about 10 seconds. Add and stir-fry crushed chiles and green onions.
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Add rice wine and stir 3 seconds.
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Add Orange Sauce and bring to boil.
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Add cooked chicken, stirring until well mixed.
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Stir water into remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch until smooth and add to chicken. Heat until sauce is thickned.
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Stir in sesame oil and orange zest if desired. Serve over jasmine rice.
Read more: http://www.food.com/recipe/panda-express-orange-chicken-103215#ixzz1Kil5pYCK
Taste: 5/5 This is just like the Chinese takeout orange chicken.
Brit-rating: GREAT-d it. "This is really good."
Serve to guests: They'll think you got a takeaway but definitely so. Get ready to handout the recipe!
Leftoverability: 5/5 Just like the night before.
**I highly recommend reading the recipe first, and get 3 bowls and 2 pans ready. I did this in about 30 mins
total**
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Was it any good? I've been dying to find a copy cat recipe that tastes as good as the original. Not even buying the sauce from the restaurant it tastes good. Maybe that's the point, so you have to go back a buy more chicken.
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It was very good. I even had a colleague make it and he loved it too. It's as close as you'll get to the actual Panda Express.
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