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Orange Chicken

SERVES 1 · 20 MIN · ONE PAN

Orange Chicken
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595
CALORIES
48g
PROTEIN
76g
CARBS
10g
FAT

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Ingredients

  • 180g (6.5 oz) chicken breast, in 2cm / 3/4in cubes
  • 60g (1/3 cup) white rice, dry
  • 120ml (1/2 cup) water, for the rice
  • 60ml (1/4 cup) orange juice
  • 15g (2 tsp) honey
  • 10g (2 tsp) soy sauce
  • 8g (1 tbsp) cornflour / cornstarch
  • 1 tsp (5ml) sesame oil
  • 2 garlic cloves (6g), minced
  • 1cm ginger (4g), minced
  • 1/4 tsp chilli flakes, zest of 1/2 orange, 1/4 tsp salt

11 ingredients, each with the gram weight the macros above were computed from.

Method

  1. Rinse and cook the rice in the 120ml water: boil, cover, lowest heat 10 min, rest 10 min off the heat.
  2. Toss the chicken cubes with the salt and 4g (half) of the cornflour until they look dusty and dry.
  3. Whisk the orange juice, honey, soy, orange zest and the remaining 4g cornflour in a cup and keep it by the pan.
  4. Heat the sesame oil over high and sear the chicken 5-6 min, turning once, until deep brown and 74C / 165F inside. Lift it out.
  5. Drop to medium, add the garlic, ginger and chilli flakes and fry 30 seconds - any longer and the garlic burns.
  6. Pour in the sauce and stir constantly. It goes from thin to glossy in about 60 seconds; take it off the moment it coats the back of a spoon.
  7. Return the chicken and toss to lacquer it. Serve on the rice.
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Tip: the cornflour is split on purpose - half coats the chicken for the sear, half thickens the sauce. All of it in the sauce gives you gluey chicken with no crust.

Equipment24cm / 9in skillet, small lidded pan

KitSkilletSaucepan with lid

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KeepsFridge 3 days. The coating softens overnight; crisp it back in a hot dry pan for 2 min rather than microwaving.

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Macros are computed from the raw ingredient weights above using USDA FoodData Central reference values. Brands vary, so treat them as close estimates rather than lab figures. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice.