You might have read my weekend full of sausage and beer. it was absolutely amazing, but also a bit on the heavy side (on the body and on my pocket). I decided to do all home-cooked meals this week.
Trying out Orange Chicken recipe for the first time ever.
The first step was to cut up a fresh chicken breast into squares and toss it around a pot with about 1 cup of cornstarch.
I read that wheat flour is a nutritious alternative to cornstarch, with a higher protein content, fewer carbohydrates, and more dietary fiber than cornstarch, so I might give that a try next for a slightly healthier meal.
While the chicken was getting nice and covered, I went ahead and cut an orange in half and used some freshly squeezed orange juice, soy sauce, honey, olive oil and sesame oil in a pan. I brought it to a boil and tossed in the chicken.
Of course, what sense is there in making yourself a home-cooked meal if you're not going to do it with a glass of wine?
The answer is no sense at all. Poured myself a glass of Los Cardos Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 and put on a soul playlist.
Chopped up some fresh chives while the chicken cooked in the orange, soy, olive/sesame oil mix.
This is what it was looking like close to the end of the process. If I may add a recomendation, I felt like one orange was not nearly enough in terms of flavor or hydration. I would recommend trying 3 oranges for this.
I ended up squeezing an extra lime into the mix, but felt like it would have been better with only oranges.
When the chicken was done, I went ahead and threw them over a bed of white rice (my favorite) and garnished them with chives and some sesame seeds.
Dinner for two is served!
List of ingrediends for this recipe:
- 1 cup cornstarch.
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons of sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- 1 freshly squeezed orange
Image credits:
All photos are my own, taken from my Samsung Galaxy S20 FE