Sweet and Sour Orange Chicken
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Cooking:
25 min.
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Servings per container:
8
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Ingredients for - Sweet and Sour Orange Chicken

1. Ice water - 1 cup
2. Egg - 1
3. Baking soda - ¼ teaspoon
4. Salt - ¼ teaspoon
5. All-purpose flour, divided - 2 cups
6. Skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into cubes - 4
7. Vegetable oil for frying - 4
8. Cornstarch - 4 tablespoons
9. Water - 3 tablespoons
10. White sugar - 1 cup
11. Ketchup - ½ cup
12. White vinegar - ½ cup
13. Water - ½ cup
14. Orange marmalade - ½ cup
15. Chopped fresh pineapple (Optional) - ½ cup
16. Pineapple juice - 2 tablespoons
17. Soy sauce - 2 teaspoons
18. Minced fresh ginger root - 1 ½ teaspoons
19. Minced garlic - 1 teaspoon
20. Red pepper flakes - ¼ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Sweet and Sour Orange Chicken

1. Stage

Beat ice water and egg together in a bowl using a whisk or a fork. Add baking soda and salt and mix to combine. Add 1 cup flour to water mixture; mix until blended but lumpy.

2. Stage

Place remaining 1 cup flour in a separate bowl. Cover each piece of chicken in flour, then move to egg mixture and cover, letting excess batter drip off.

3. Stage

Heat vegetable oil in a wok or large, deep frying pan over medium heat until a drop of water crackles when placed into oil.

4. Stage

Place chicken into the hot oil and fry, flipping if needed, until no longer pink in the center and golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Set aside and keep warm.

5. Stage

Combine cornstarch and 3 tablespoons water in a small bowl.

6. Stage

Combine sugar, ketchup, vinegar, 1/2 cup water, orange marmalade, pineapple, pineapple juice, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and red pepper flakes in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil; add cornstarch mixture. Reduce heat and let simmer, stirring frequently, until desired thickness is reached.

7. Stage

Pour sauce over chicken and serve.