Orange Chicken

Ni-hao! Our family LOVES Chinese food, in fact my daughter will eat very few things but this girl will eat rice all day and with chopsticks! Here is a great recipe similar to PF Changs Orange Peel Chicken.

Orange Chicken

1/2 c veg. oil

4 chicken breasts cut into bit size pieces

1/2 c cornstarch

peel from 1 orange zested

Sauce

1 T veg oil

2 T minced garlic

4 green onions, sliced
1 cup tomato sauce (1 small can)

1/2 c water

1/4 c sugar

2 T chili garlic sauce (add less if you don't want it too hot)

1 T soy sauce

Prepare sauce, heat 1 T of oil in med. saucepan over Med heat, add garlic, green onions and quickly add tomato sauce & water because garlic can burn FAST. Add sugar, chili sauce and soy sauce and bring to a boil. Let simmer until sauce thickens (about 4 min)

Heat 1/2 cup oil in skillet or wok over med. heat, coat each piece of chicken with cornstarch. Add chicken to oil, cook a few minutes and then flip, when chicken is golden brown remove from pan & drain on paper towels.

Dump remaining oil from pan and place chicken back in pan and add orange peel. Heat for 20 seconds and add sauce, cook for a few minutes and stir gently.

Serve with white rice ( I use white jasmine rice--YUM)

Enjoy!