Mandarin Orange Chicken

This better than takeout twist on the classic American-Chinese orange chicken
uses mandarin oranges instead of the basic Valencia orange.

Servings: 4 people

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Prep Time
10 minutes

Cook Time
20 minutes

Total Time
30 minutes

Main Course Dinner Lunch Main Dish

American Chinese American-Chinese

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Instructions

1 In a saucepan add all the sauce ingredients and put on a low heat. Give a stir
every once in a while, otherwise get on with frying the chicken.
2 In a large pan or a wok add an inch or so of vegetable oil and put on high heat.
3 Make a frying station. In a bowl whisk together the flour and potato starch. Dip
a chicken piece in the flour mix, then in the beaten egg, then back in the flour
mixture. Finally drop carefully into the hot oil. Rinse and repeat until all the
chicken is done. Let fry until the pieces are golden brown and then move to a
paper towel to drain.
4 In a bowl (or wok on high heat) add the chicken pieces and pour over the
thickened/reduced mandarin orange sauce. Give everything a toss so every piece
is evenly coated.
5 Serve atop some white rice and garnish with chopped peanuts and green onions.
Enjoy!