Monday, January 12, 2009

Orange Flavored Chicken


Ingredients
250g of chicken fillet
1 teaspoon of sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon of sugar
Pinch of salt and pepper
Cornflour
1/2 a large-sized orange

Preparation
Cut the chicken fillet into bite-size pieces.
Season the chicken with salt, pepper and sesame oil.
Coat the pieces with cornflour and deep fry them to a golden brown.
Set aside and drain away the excess oil.
Cut a few thin slices of orange for garnishing.
Grate some orange rind and squeeze out the juice from the remaining 1/2 an orange.
Add 1/2 a teaspoon of sugar and the grated orange rind to the orange juice diluted with 30ml of water.
Bring everything to a boil using medium low heat.
When the mixture thickens, toss in the chicken.
Ensure that every pieces are coated evenly with the sauce.
Serve hot.



* Note: More or less sugar might be required, depending on the acidity of your orange.

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