Quick and Easy Orange Chicken

Cooksie

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This is like the orange chicken that you get at the wok places in the mall. It's not PF Chang quality, but it's quick and tasty.

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Chicken tenders (about 6 to 8, cut into bite size pieces)
Cornstarch
Vegetable oil for frying


For the sauce:​

1 T vegetable oil
1 T minced garlic
1/2 cup orange marmalade
1 cup beef broth, divided
1 tsp soy sauce
2 tsp cornstarch​

White or fried rice​


Dust the chicken tender pieces with cornstarch and fry them in batches in the oil until lightly golden brown. They won't get real dark because of the use of the cornstarch. I use a deep fryer.

Lightly saute the garlic in the 1 T of oil, add the marmalade, 1/2 cup of the broth, and the soy sauce. Simmer until slightly thickened. Mix together the 2 tsp cornstarch and the remaining 1/2 cup beef broth. Add to the sauce mix and continue cooking for a few more minutes. The longer the sauce cooks, the thicker it gets.

Place the chicken over a bed of cooked white rice and cover with sauce. The recipe makes enough sauce for about three servings.

If you want a little kick, add some red pepper flakes after adding the garlic.
 

Cooksie

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Oh my, the pic is gone. I did some moving around on photobucket today, so I guess that I royally screwed up :(.

Thanks Lefty and Constance :mrgreen::mrgreen:
 

Doc

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The pic is back now. :D

Ummmm I love orange chicken also. Thanks for posting this recipe!!!!!! :thumb: I can't wait to try it. :D
 

Cooksie

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Quick and Easy Orange Chicken - The Tweaked Version

Here's the tweaked version. I like it better this way.

Marinate the chicken chunks in a little sherry and soy sauce (about an hour)
Sub Kitchen Basics Chicken Stock for the beef broth

I also tossed it all together this time instead of putting the sauce on top.



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