Recipe-orange-hen

Orange Hen

My father-in-law is back in Taiwan again for two weeks after a short trip to China. Even with him not being at house that a lot these previous few days, I did manage to get in a few lessons. For those of you who did not read the past messages connected to this topic, my father-in-law is a cook with concerning HALF A CENTURY of experience. I cannot help however be awestruck as I watch him work in our kitchen area at lightening speed despite his innovative age.

Yesterday I made a poultry meal that is rather just like orange poultry (call it that for absence of a far better name). He didn't supervise me during, but rather provided me a checklist of components with approximate measurements.

For beginners, I cut up concerning 3 cups of hen breast meat and also set it aside. Next off, I made the complying with sauce which is surprisingly basic, but tasty:

1 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup fresh pressed orange juice (approximation).
Approximately 1/4 cup water or low-sodium poultry broth.
( to dilute soy sauce - or else also salted; I used water).
2 or 3 garlic cloves (smashed).


1/2 tsp hot sauce.

Keep in mind: At first I was against making use of a lot sugar and also vinegar, yet my father-in-law demanded using large quantities of close to equivalent parts of both. Who's to argue with HALF read more CENTURY of experience?

Regarding 2 hrs prior to making this recipe, I put a little of the sauce combination in with the breast nuggets so meat would soak up taste. To do or else would certainly not permit the sauce to deeply pass through the meat. The other day, after frying my initial batch of hen, I tasted a piece and also it was scrumptious without the sauce! After pouring sufficient of sauce to cover chicken pieces, I mixed in cornstarch (1/4 mug!) and also let combination being in fridge.

While mixture sat in refrigerator, I cut up some red and also environment-friendly bell peppers as well as green onion (total of approximately 1 cup). Later on, I beat a number of egg whites up until foamy and set aside. After getting rid of poultry from refrigerator, I put off sauce mixture and dipped hen pieces in egg white (my father-in-law declares that this helps to soften poultry items - VERY IMPORTANT.

Next off, I blended in at least 1/2 mug cornstarch (using big amount - EXTREMELY IMPORTANT - and blended with hands until mix came to be extremely . After placing meat back in fridge, I warmed little oil in frying pan, added 1 clove of minced garlic and sautéed bell peppers for about 3 minutes prior to adding environment-friendly onions. I sautéed for an additional 1 - 2 mins prior to eliminating from fire as well as including more oil to fry chicken.

After oil was hot (concerning 360 degrees), I placed hen pieces in oil, trying to divide them as best as possible. After frying hen (regarding 1-1/2 - 2 minutes each piece), I drained pipes items theoretically towel-lined plate.

Next off, I added sauce to frying pan as well as heated up momentarily or two prior to including about 1 1/2 tablespoons corn starch blended with equal quantity of water. After mixing, I added vegetables and also brought blend to boil. Afterwards, I reduced heat and also simmered until mix began to enlarge, whereupon I included hen items and also heated up for about 1 min.

This meal was offered over white rice as well as was scrumptious. The flavor was tangy and wonderful, absolutely nothing like anything I have actually had previously. This would also be great with pork!

I made this recipe without my father-in-law's supervision due to the fact that he had a lot of errands to run. He stated I did a pretty good job, but ought to have added a little oil to the egg white/cornstarch blend before frying the chicken. This would certainly have made the nuggets crispier. Oh well, I presume experience is the very best teacher.

P.S. I also found out a veggie and also sauce method which I will upload in the future. Tomorrow I will possibly make a crispy beef meal with my father-in-law. This moment, however, he guaranteed to walk me through the actions instead of tell me just what I should do then go away. I feel I have great food preparation impulses, yet they can only carry me until now-- especially when it pertains to making Chinese food (lol)!

Servings: 4.