RECIPES

Crispy chicken with sweet and spicy orange sauce

AUG 16, 2021

Prep Time: 15 mintes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Serving Size: 4

Ingredients

Instructions

• Sauce: 
  Mix 4 tablespoon of orange juice, 4 tablespoon of sugar, 4 tablespoon of white vinegar and 2 tablespoon of soy sauce
  
• Batter:
  Mix 6 tablespoon of flour, 1 table spoon of potato starch, 1/2 table spoon of soda powder, 1 teaspoon of salt and 3 tablespoon of water. Add in 2 tablespoon of Yóu Yóu Tea Seed Oil, mix till thicken.
  
• Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper and 1 teaspoon of potato starch onto the diced chicken. Make sure all pieces are well coated
• In a wok, bring the Yóu Yóu Tea Seed Oil to a boil and turn the heat down.
• Dip the diced chicken into the batter 
• Carefully place the batter-ed chicken into the boiled oil 
• Deep fried the chicken for 4-5 minutes 
• Scoop up the chicken, set and rest aside. Start preparing the sauce 
  
• Use kitchen towel to wipe clean the wok of remaining 
• Add in 2 tablespoons of Yóu Yóu Tea Seed Oil to the wok 
•    Add in ginger, garlic and 1 tea spoon of chilli flake
•    Stir fried for 30 seconds 
•    Add in the sauce and bring it to a boil
• Mix 2 tablespoons of custard powder with 4 tablespoons of water in a bowl
• Add 3-4 tablespoons of custard mixture into the cooking sauce till it becomes thickened 
•    Add in minced orange peel 
•    Turn off the heat 
•    Put the chicken pieces back into the wok
•    Mix it well with the sauce 
•    Ready to serve 

• Notes: You can test the oil temperature by dropping a small piece of batter into the oil. You will see a lots of air bubble when the oil is ready