Orange Peel Chicken

During our stay in the US, we tried our bit in experiencing most of the cuisines that were up for grabs. During one of these expeditions I happened to savour this next American Chinese dish & I was totally bowled over. Thus began my tryst in cooking up this next dish & I must say this one is definitely mouth-watering (I can vouch for the original one). The last thing one would expect to mix with their chicken is an orange, but this tangy dish is one of those out of the box cuisines!!!

Ingredients

1 tbsp. veg oil                                      

2 tbsp. minced garlic

4 spring onions sliced

1 cup tomato sauce

½ cup water

¼ cup granulated sugar

2 tbsp. chilli garlic sauce

1 tbsp. soya sauce

½ cup veg oil

4 chicken breast fillets

2 eggs beaten

1 cup milk

I cup flour plus extra if required

Peel from ¼ orange, julienne strips

Prepare sauce by heating 1 tbsp. oil. Add minced garlic and spring onions and stir.

Add tomato sauce and water before garlic burns. Add sugar, chilli garlic sauce and soy sauce. Bring this to a boil. Simmer for 5-6 minutes until the sauce thickens.

In a pan, heat ½ cup of oil. Slice chicken into bite size pieces. Combine egg and milk.

Coat the chicken in the flour and dip it in the egg mixture and again coat well in the flour.

Add half of the chicken to the oil and fry until golden brown on both sides. Remove and drain on a paper towel.

Rinse off the oil from the pan and heat it. Add chicken and orange pieces and sauté for 20- 30 seconds.

Add sauce to the pan and cook for about 2 minutes. ( I added 3 tbsp of orange juice at this stage… I love orange!!!)

Garnish with spring onions and serve it with brown rice!!!!!!