So today I spent five hours looking up apartments online/calling apartments and now I have a list of 22 potentials. We are going to Oregon on Wednesday to take a look and hopefully we find something we like. We move in exactly one month by the way. And guess what? It only snows like ONE day out of the year in Oregon. Hallelujah. Get me out of this SNOWY place.
Seriously Utah? It's April 9th. Pretty please stop.
Anyway, today I also had time to make the Mr. a fancy meal. His favorite meal to be exact. I thought I'd be nice and share the recipe because it's really delicious.
Homemade Orange Chicken!
Chicken:
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into 1-1/2” cubes)
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 eggs (beaten)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- Oil (for frying)
Orange Sauce:
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons FRESH orange juice
- ¼ cup FRESH lemon juice
- 1/3 cup rice vinegar
- 2 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon orange zest (grated)
- 1 cup packed brown sugar (I actually added a little more brown sugar... )
- ½ teaspoon ginger root (minced)
- ½ teaspoon garlic (minced)
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 c. water
Combine flour, salt, and pepper. Dip chicken in egg mixture and shake in flour mixture to coat. Deep fry chicken in batches at 375 degrees in a deep fryer (or use a wok) until completely cooked.
Meanwhile, in a large saucepan combine 1 cup water, lemon juice, orange juice, rice vinegar, and soy sauce. Blend well over medium heat for a few minutes. Stir in brown sugar, orange zest, ginger garlic, and onion. Bring to a boil.
Combine 3 tablespoons of cornstarch with 1/4 cup of water and mix thoroughly. Slowly stir cornstarch mixture into sauce until it thickens. Pour sauce over breaded chicken, and if desired add red pepper flakes and garnish with green onions.
Serve with rice and voila! A delicious homemade meal, sure to impress :)
My plate. I'm not a huge "sauce" person.
Landon's plate...loaded with lots of extra sauce :)
Happy Saturday!
No comments:
Post a Comment