Crispy Vegetarian Orange "Chicken"
Crispy Vegetarian Orange "Chicken"

Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, crispy vegetarian orange "chicken". One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Crispy Vegetarian Orange "Chicken" is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Crispy Vegetarian Orange "Chicken" is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

Crispy orange chicken in a sweet, sticky sauce made with ginger, garlic and fresh orange juice is the better-than-takeout dinner your family will love. The corn starch adds extra crispiness once fried. Tender, crispy chicken smothered in a deliciously fresh, sweet and tangy orange sauce, This Chinese Orange Chicken recipe rivals your favorite takeout!

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have crispy vegetarian orange "chicken" using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Crispy Vegetarian Orange "Chicken":
  1. Get orange glaze
  2. Take 2 tsp white miso paste
  3. Take 1/2 cup warm water
  4. Take 1/3 cup orange juice (freshly squeezed)
  5. Take 4 tbsp sugar
  6. Get 2 tbsp soy sauce
  7. Prepare 2 tbsp white vinegar
  8. Take 1 clove garlic (finely minced)
  9. Prepare 1 tsp ginger (finely minced, grated or paste)
  10. Take 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  11. Make ready 1 tbsp cornstarch
  12. Get 3 tbsp water
  13. Make ready 1 tbsp sesame oil
  14. Prepare 1 tbsp lemon juice (optional)
  15. Take breaded "chicken" (seitan)
  16. Make ready 1 lb seitan (sliced, bite sized pieces)
  17. Make ready 2 large eggs (whisked well)
  18. Get 1/2 tsp salt
  19. Take 1 cup cornstarch
  20. Get 2 cup vegetable oil (or more for frying)

The ultimate Chinese Orange Chicken Recipe which is way better than take-out. My kids are always begging me to take them to grab Chinese food. Succulent chicken pieces with a crispy coating in a delicious sticky, tangy, orange sauce. I'm going to show you how to get succulent crispy chicken pieces and plenty of that delicious orange sauce.

Instructions to make Crispy Vegetarian Orange "Chicken":
  1. Mix miso paste with warm water until completely dissolved. Add the orange juice, sugar, soy sauce and vinegar. Mix well.
  2. Heat the sesame oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic, ginger and crushed red pepper. Sauté until fragrant. Be careful! It'll brown quickly!
  3. Add the orange juice & miso mixture to the saucepan. Mix well and bring to a simmer.
  4. While bringing sauce to a simmer, mix together 1 tbsp cornstarch with 3 tbsp cool water to form a thin mixture. Whisk the cornstarch mixture into the sauce. Simmer until thickened. Cover and set sauce to the side.
  5. Beat salt and eggs together. Take a few pieces of seitan and dip into the whisked eggs, then dredge in cornstarch. Make sure all of the pieces are coated well. Complete the dredging process on the rest of the seitan.
  6. Heat oil in a dutch oven or large frying pan. Test the hot oil by dropping in a small piece of the seitan. Once the ideal temperature is reached, fry in batches. The size of your batches will depend on the size of your frying pan (I do two using my large dutch oven). Fry until golden brown; 1-2 minutes per side. Place fried seitan on paper towels to drain excess oil.
  7. Once all the seitan has been fried and drained, place in a large bowl. Drizzle the warm orange glaze over the seitan and toss well. Serve over rice and garnish with fresh scallions.

The only recipe you need to create extra crispy chicken without deep-frying and a scrumptious orange sauce that's way better than takeout. gluten-free. Every time you see those FoodPorn-style Chinese takeout pictures that have crispy chicken bites with shiny sauce, you get excited and decide to try a. This crispy, sticky, tangy orange chicken is so much better than Panda because it's made with soy curls! I've been dying to use soy curls in a recipe and figured why not now! The soy curls have such a similar texture to chicken, and take the flavour of whatever you marinate, or cook it with!

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