Orange Chicken

##Sauce

  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 2 tbsp orange juice
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup rice vinegar
  • 2 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp grated orange zest
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2-3 cloves minced garlic
  • 1/2 tsp minced ginger
  • 2 tbsp chopped green onions

Chicken

  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast sliced into 1/2” pieces
  • 1 cup all-purpose fluor
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 3 tbsp olive oil

Marinade

  1. Pour water, orange juice, lemon juice, rice vinegar, and soy sauce into sauce pan and set over medium-high heat.
  2. Stir in orange zest, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, and green onions.
  3. Bring to boil.
  4. Remove from heat and cool for 10-15 minutes.
  5. Place chicken into bowl and pour 1 cup of sauce into bag.
  6. Set aside remaining sauce as reserve.
  7. Seal the bag, refrigerate for 2 hours.

##Chicken preparation and cooking

  1. Mix flour, salt, pepper in another resealable bag.
  2. Add the marinated chicken, seal bag, and shake to coat.
  3. Heat olive oil in skillet over medium heat.
  4. Brown chicken.
  5. Add reserve sauce. Bring to boil over medium high heat.
  6. Mix together cornstarch and 2 tbsp water; stir into sauce.
  7. Reduce heat to medium low, add chicken.
  8. Simmer for 5 min.

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