Chinese Restaurant-Style Orange Chicken
Source of Recipe
Chong Yet Yin Restaurant, Mt. Airy, MD
Recipe Introduction
When demonstrating this dish, [the chef] used the leg joints from a 7
lb. chicken. If you've got a 7 lb. chicken, fine. If not, just use
what you've got. Whatever you use, bone the leg joints (dark meat
gives a better flavor) and cut into large chunks about the size of
golf balls. It's better to make them slightly bigger than smaller --
you need 12 to 15 pieces.
List of Ingredients
Coating for frying:
To 1/2 cup of water add
1 cup cornstarch
1 egg
4 Tbsp vegetable oil
pinch salt
Recipe
Mix thoroughly and coat chicken. Let marinate at least 15 min.
Mixture should be thin enough to coat chicken evenly but still stick
to chicken when lifted up. Heat oil in pot you would normally use to
deep fry food. [The chef] urges you to take precautions when you deep
fry anything to avoid being burned by hot oil. Heat oil to about 320
degrees; chunks should be submerged so you might want to fry in
batches. An old trick to test the oil is to hold a wooden chopstick
against the side of the pot under the surface of the oil. When tiny
bubbles stream from the tip of the chopstick the oil is ready. Fry
for 5 min. on high heat then turn to low for 10 min. When done the
chunks will float to the top and be a light golden brown.
In frying pan, heat 1/2 teaspoon oil and stir in:
3 Szechuan dried peppers, cut in half
5 pieces dried orange peel, about 1/2 big orange (peel an orange and
let the peel dry for a couple days)
2 scallion bulbs chopped coarse
Stir for 30 seconds or so, then add 2 cloves crushed garlic.
Add:
1/2 cup special restaurant sauce (recipe follows)
1/2 cup chicken broth
4 Tbsp white vinegar
8 Tbsp sugar
8 Tbsp cornstarch and water mixture
Mix in chicken chunks and let them coat thoroughly. You're done! Eat and enjoy.
Special restaurant sauce:
1 1/2 tsp minced ginger
1 1/2 tsp fresh garlic
1 1/2 tsp finely sliced scallion
3 Tbsp white wine
3/4 tsp vinegar
3 Tbsp mushroom soy (light or low salt soy sauce is fine)
3/4 tsp oyster sauce
1 1/2 Tbsp sugar
Sprinkle of white pepper
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