Orange Chicken Makeover

Sweet, spicy and flavorful â€" a lighter alternative to the popular Chinese fast food take-out dish and it's quick and easy to make!

I had a request a few weeks ago to make over this popular American-Chinese fast food dish which is usually battered and deep fried. To be honest, this is not a dish I would order because I'm not a fan of battered sweet Chinese dishes, but I was happy to tackle a lighter version. My solution was skip all that frying, and make a flavorful orange sauce. The outcome was great, and my husband even gave it two thumbs up!

I served this over cauliflower fried rice which I will post tomorrow but you could even saute some bell peppers, snow peas, broccoli or asparagus and add them at the end. Enjoy!

Orange Chicken
Skinnytaste.com
Servings: 4 • Size: generous 3/4 cup • Old Points: 7 pts • Points+: 8 pts
Calories: 288 • Fat: 9 g • Carb: 18 g • Fiber: 0.5 g • Protein: 32.5 g • Sugar: 9 g
Sodium: 463 mg • Cholesterol: 81 mg

Ingredients:

For the Orange Sauce:

• 1/3 cup freshly-squeezed orange juice
• 1/4 cup reduced sodium chicken broth
• 2 tbsp soy sauce (Tamari for gluten-free)
• 2 tbsp raw sugar
• 1 tbsp Chinese rice wine
• 1 tbsp sriracha, or more to taste
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
• 2 teaspoons corn starch

For the chicken:

• 20 oz skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into small cubes
• kosher salt, to taste
• 1 1/2 tbsp corn starch
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 4 cloves minced garlic
• 1-inch grated ginger
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 2 tbsp chopped scallions
• 1/2 tsp sesame seeds, for garnish

Directions:

Mix the orange sauce ingredients and set aside.

Season the chicken lightly with salt and coat evenly with corn starch, set aside.
 

Heat a wok on high heat, add 1 teaspoon of sesame oil and add half of the chicken. Cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side until well browned, set aside. Add 1 teaspoon of oil and chicken and repeat cooking 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Set aside with the rest of the chicken.

Add remaining teaspoon of oil and quickly stir-fry the minced garlic and ginger until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add theorange zest then return the chicken to the pan. Quickly stir the chicken then add the orange sauce and cook until the sauce thickens,about 1 to 2 minutes. Divide between 4 plates and garnish with the scallion and sesame seeds.

Source : http://www.skinnytaste.com/2014/03/orange-chicken-makeover.html

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