Orange Chicken with Brussels Sprouts

Name: Orange Chicken with Brussels Sprouts
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 10-12 boneless chicken thighs washed and cubed; 1 tbs salt; 1 tsp pepper; 1 cup corn starch; 3 cups flour; 1 egg; 2 1/2 cups water; 2 tbs canola oil; Enough olive oil for frying; 2 tbs olive oil; 2 tsp chili pepper flakes; 4 tbs minced garlic; 2 tbs ginger...freshly minced or powder; 1/2 cup white sugar; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup orange juice; 1/2 cup distilled vinegar; 4 tbs soy sauce; 4 tbs water; 4 tbs corn starch; 14-1/2 cup orange juice; Sesame oil to drizzle; I bags of Brussels sprouts; Olive oil for drizzling; to taste Salt and pepper

Brandy T. @btrehern

North Las Vegas

Orange Chicken with Brussels Sprouts

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Ingredients

10-12boneless chicken thighs washed and cubed
1 tbssalt
1 tsppepper
1 cupcorn starch
3 cupsflour
1egg
2 1/2 cupswater
2 tbscanola oil
Enough olive oil for frying
2 tbsolive oil
2 tspchili pepper flakes
4 tbsminced garlic
2 tbsginger...freshly minced or powder
1/2 cupwhite sugar
1/2 cupbrown sugar
1/2 cuporange juice
1/2 cupdistilled vinegar
4 tbssoy sauce
4 tbswater
4 tbscorn starch
14-1/2 cuporange juice
Sesame oil to drizzle
I bags of Brussels sprouts
Olive oil for drizzling
to tasteSalt and pepper

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Steps

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To prepare the chicken batter
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Combine the salt, pepper, flour and corn starch together. Mix well.
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Mix in the egg, water and oil until it looks like a pancake batter.
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Add the cubed chicken thighs to the batter, cover and refrigerate for 45 minutes.
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Heat the frying oil inside a wok. I added about a tsp of minced garlic for flavoring.
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Cook chicken for about 6 minutes per batch or until chicken turns slightly brown. I used a fork and placed chicken and batter in a spoon, then dropped in the oil. This way the chicken is well coated and separated from the other chicken pieces.
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Move the cooked chicken onto a plate lined with a paper towel to soak the excess oil.
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Repeat until all chicken is cooked. It is ok to save some chicken in the batter for the next day. Just keep cover and refrigerated.
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Now for the sauce (heh heh heeeehhh).....
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In a sauce pan, heat 2 tbs oil.
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As soon as the oil is hot, add the pepper flakes, garlic and ginger. Stir for about 25 to 30 seconds.
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Incorporate in the white sugar and brown sugar.
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Stir in the orange juice just until the sugars are dissolved completely.
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Stir in the vinegar and soy sauce. Continue stirring for about 30 seconds.
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Whisk in the water and corn starch.
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Once the sauce becomes thick, add the remainder of the orange juice.
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Continue stirring. Sauce should still be thick.
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Add the cooked chicken and coat well.
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I personally like to serve this over brussel sprouts (yea I know yuck, right?). But believe me, they go well together and kids will love it...I did say the kids will actually eat the Brussels sprouts.
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Brussel Sprouts quick and simple recipe, takes about 45 minutes in the oven at 375 degrees.
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Wash and cut Brussels sprouts in half. Place in a baking dish. I used a glass baking dish.
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Drizzle a little bit of olive oil over the Brussels sprouts, salt and pepper them. Not too much oil, will defeat the purpose of a healthy dish.
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Mix the Brussels sprouts inside the baking dish and pop in the oven to bake uncovered.
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After I placed the chicken in the fridge, I prepped the Brussels sprouts and placed in the oven. This way everything is done at the same time.
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Serve the orange chicken over the Brussels sprouts.
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Or you can serve the orange chicken with your preference. Enjoy :)