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Monday, November 9, 2015

Orange-glazed fried chicken

Wanna go for a change of flavors, and with an orange in the fridge I've decided to deep-fry the lightly marinated chicken pieces and orange-glazed it.


What you need:
300 g chicken thigh and drum (cut into bite-size pieces)
1/2 tbsp cornflour
Cooking oil (for deep-frying)

Marinade:
1/2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 1/2 tsp salt
3 thick slices ginger (peeled and smashed)

Orange sauce: (mix together)
1/2 orange juice
1/2 orange zest
1/2 tbsp white vinegar
1 1/2 tbsp sugar (to taste)
3 tbsp water
1/2 tsp salt (to taste)

Cornflour mixture (for thickening sauce)
1/2 tbsp cornflour
1 1/2 tbsp water

Steps of preparation:

  1. Add the marinade ingredients into the chicken pieces, mix well and leave for at least an hour or more.  Just before deep-frying, sprinkle cornflour onto the marinated chicken and mix well to ensure that the chicken pieces are well coated.
  2. In a deep wok add enough oil for deep-frying.  When oil reach medium heat add in the chicken pieces on a single layer and deep-fry until golden, turn over the pieces in between.  Remove from heat and repeat until all the chicken pieces are done.
  3. In a clean medium heated wok, pour in the orange sauce and bring to a slow boil.  At this point you can taste for the correct seasoning of your choice.
  4. Stir in the cornflour mixture bit by bit and give it a good mix, once the sauce thickens add in fried chicken and toss until all the chicken are well coated with the orange sauce.
  5. Dish and serve immediately to enjoy the crunchiness of the chicken.

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