Orange Chicken

Name: Orange Chicken
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 4-5
Ingredients: 3 bell peppers; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 2 pounds chicken; 3 tablespoons corn starch; 2 egg; 1 1/2 cups flour; 1 tablespoon garlic; 1 tablespoon ginger; 1 head broccoli; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 2 tablespoons oil for frying; 1 large onion; 1 cup orange juice; 1 tablespoon orange zest (optional); 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1/3 cup rice vinegar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1/2 cup water

Similar to what you would find at a fast food American-Chinese restaurant.

Servings: 4-5
Prep time: 1 hour
Cook time: 45 min
Author rating: 9/10
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Ingredients

3	bell peppers
1/4 cup	brown sugar
1 teaspoon	cayenne pepper
2 pound	chicken
3 tablespoon	corn starch
2	egg
1 1/2 cup	flour
1 tablespoon	garlic
1 tablespoon	ginger
1	head broccoli
1/4 cup	lemon juice
2 tablespoon	oil for frying
1 large	onion
1 cup	orange juice
1 tablespoon	orange zest (optional)
1/4 teaspoon	pepper
1/3 cup	rice vinegar
1/4 teaspoon	salt
2 1/2 tablespoon	soy sauce
1/2 cup	water

Directions

Combine flour, salt and pepper in a bowl. Beat the eggs lightly in a second bowl. Cut the chicken into cubes. Dip the chicken in the egg and then the flour. Fry the chicken in a frying pan with some oil until it is completely cooked.
In a sauce pan, combine the orange juice, lemon juice, rice vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar, orange zest, ginger, garlic, and cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil. Whisk together the corn starch and water. Slowly stir the cornstarch mixture into the boiling sauce. Cook until it thickens.
Fry the bell peppers, broccoli and onions in some oil. Once cooked to your satisfaction, mix in the chicken, and the sauce and cook for a few more minutes. Serve over rice.

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