Thursday, April 12, 2012

Panda Orange Chicken (AKA-the gluten free mouth exploision of awesomeness)

This is the best recipe I've made. EVER. If you would take the 3/4 cup corn starch with the 1/3 cup white rice flour, coat your chicken, add your own seasonings, you would have some pretty kick butt popcorn chicken for your favorite Celiac. This is amazing! 

3        pounds    skinless chicken, chopped into bite sized pieces   
3        large       eggs   
2.25   tsp.    salt      
A dab of oil
3/4     cup    corn starch   
1/3     cup    white rice flour   
1.5     tbs.    fresh ginger, peeled and minced   
1.5     tsp.    garlic, minced   
3/4     tsp.    crushed red chili pepper  (this is optional! I didn't add it due to our toddler) 
1/3     cup    green onion, chopped   
1.5     tbs.    apple juice   
1/3     cup    water (plus a little)  
3/4     tsp.    sesame oil   
        Orange Sauce:   
2.25    tablespoon    gluten free soy sauce   
2.25    tablespoon    water   
7.5      tablespoon    sugar   
7.5      tablespoon    white vinegar (be sure gf)   
6         tablespoon    orange, zested, minced finely   
           
Directions:          
Stir egg, salt, pepper and oil; mix well.  In another bowl, stir cornstarch and white rice flour together.  Add chicken pieces first in egg mixture, then to flour mixture, stirring to coat.  Heat oil for frying.  Add chicken, small batches at a time to pot, and fry until golden. Remove chicken from oil with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.  Set aside. 

Prepare your orange sauce.

After the chicken is cooked, in a clean wok add oil and heat over medium-high heat.  Add ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant.  Add and stir-fry crushed chiles and green onions.  Add apple juice and stir.  Add  sesame oil and Orange Sauce ingredients and bring to boil. Add cooked chicken, stirring until well mixed. You may stir in some cornstarch to thicken it, but I prefer this to be "thinner" so that it seeps into the rice underneath :) Mmmmm *drool*!        

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