Orange chicken (4-5 servings)
4 chicken breasts (one for each person)
2 eggs
2 cups breadcrumbs
1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 cups of orange juice
3 tablespoons light brown sugar
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1/4 cup soy sauce (low sodium if possible)
a teeny tiny bit of chili powder
1 tablespoon cornstarch/flour/"Soßenbinder"
Oil for frying
1. Cut up the chicken into litte bite sized chunks and season them a little with spices you like. Beat up the eggs in a bowl and mix together the flour and breadcrumbs in an other bowl (deep plates work as well). Heat up some oil in a pan on the stove.
2. Throw the chicken into the bowl with the eggs ad stir it up until they are completely coated. Then roll the chicken pieces in the breadcrumbs/flour mix and add them into the pan. Fry 'em up until golden brown. Try one. You know you want to do that! They are yummy. If you are lazy you could use frozen chicken nuggets as well. I've done it. There is no shame in beeing lazy ;)
3. Mix together the orange juice, brown sugar, soy sauce and rice vinegar in a stovepot. Bring it to a boil and add as much chili as you like (be careful, don't say I didn't warn you!) Season to fit your taste (you may want to add a little more sugar or soy sauce, that is up to you)
4. add the cornstarch/flour while stirring like crazy so you don't get clumps. The sauce is supposed to be a quite thick one so in case it is still too runny add some more starch.
5. Add the chicken to the sauce and stir until it is all coated and then serve with rice and vegetables.
If you like a lot of sauce you could double up the amount or if your are coking for less people stick to the recipe and half the chicken so you will end up with enough sauce to drown your rice in (that's what I do, rice likes to swim ;)
