Asian Orange Chicken

Instructions

1. In a large bowl prepare the batter for the chicken. Add the all purpose flour, rice flour, egg, salt, pepper powder in a bowl along with the cold water. Mix well together to form a lump free batter. Add some more water if needed to get a semi runny batter. A thick batter will make your fried chicken heavy.
2. Toss the chicken pieces in the prepared batter. Mix well so as to coat all the chicken pieces thoroughly.
3. Heat oil over medium – high heat in a deep bottom pan.
4. While the oil is heating, make the mix for the orange sauce. In a medium sized bowl, mix together the orange juice, orange zest, light soya sauce, dark soya sauce, sugar, honey, Garlic, Ginger and rice vinegar. Keep it aside.
5. By now the oil is hot. Fry the batter dipped chicken pieces in batches, flipping the pieces over from time to time. Each batch should take about 3-4 mins to cook or until they are crispy and evenly golden brown in colour.
6. Take out and drain the fried chicken pieces on paper towels. You might need to add in a little more oil. Only make sure the temperature is up and the oil is bubbling hot.
7. Dispose any leftover oil from the pan and turn down the heat to a medium. Add the prepared orange sauce to the pan and bring to boil. Lower the flame and allow to simmer for a few minutes or until slightly thickened.
8. If you want to thicken further, then slowly pour in the cornflour slurry , while stirring continuously.
9. When the sauce thickens, return the fried chicken back to the pan and quickly toss together to coat the chicken pieces fully with the sauce. Your Orange Chicken is ready.
10. Serve the Orange chicken with boiled rice, sprinkle some sesame seeds and topped with some chopped spring onion greens