GINGER ORANGE CHICKEN

GINGER ORANGE CHICKEN

INGREDIENTS
For the chicken:
500 g chicken breast fillet cut up into bite sizes
1 cup sunflower oil
1 egg beaten
1 cup flour
1 cup breadcrumbs
Salt and pepper
2 cups green onions chopped up

For the sauce:
2 tablespoons soya sauce 2 tablespoons vinegar
1 cup orange juice
The zest of one orange
3 tablespoons fresh ginger roughly chopped up
3 garlic cloves finely chopped up
5 tablespoons brown sugar
5 tablespoons sesame oil
2 tablespoons flour
Half cup of water

METHOD
Making the chicken:
Mix flour, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper in a container with lid
Dip the chicken pieces (not all at once) in the egg then add to flour mixture
Deep fry chicken in sunflower oil until golden brown and set aside on paper towel

Making the sauce:
Heat up sesame oil, add garlic and ginger and fry
Then add orange juice, and all the rest of the sauce ingredients, on medium heat
Keep stirring until the sugar is dissolved
In a bowl mix the 2 tablespoons of flour with water (should not be clumpy)
Add this to the sauce and keep stirring for another five minutes until sauce becomes a bit thick

Throw over chicken pieces and garnish with green onions and sesame seeds,
Serve with white basmati rice
(U could also add some fresh chili for garnish)

SOURCE/PHOTO: Shan T Russ