Receta Orange Chicken – Low Calorie
Time for some takeaway, or maybe not! Orange Chicken is everyone’s favorite Chinese take away. You might want to avoid it since the chicken is deep fried, but not in my recipe
I kept the entire flavor in and took out all the extra calories, You can now enjoy a very light version.
Chinese food are tasty, take less time to make, and make you hungry 20 minutes later. I thought the last part is a myth, but from my experience, it is very true. You think you had your dinner/lunch and you’re off eating for the night, just to be surprised 20 minutes later that you’re still hungry. This leads to some before bedtime munch.
Well, I can’t promise that this recipe will keep you full for so long, but at least with such few calories, munching later won’t be adding huge number of calories.
The chicken is tender, and I kept the sauce mild since some are not fond of chili. Making this dish will hardly take 20 minutes.
Note: Calories calculated do not include the white rice.
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Orange Chicken
Serves 2. One serving is 225 calories
Chop one green onion.
- To marinate the chicken:
- 200 gm skinless chicken breast
- 1 medium egg white
- 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- Salt
- Black pepper powder
- - Add all ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Set aside.
- For the sauce:
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- Juice of one medium size orange
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger minced
- - Add all ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Set aside.
- For the starch:
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 4 tablespoons water
- Add all ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Set aside.
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To make the chicken:
- Add two teaspoons oil in a medium pan, when hot add the chicken, and fry for 3 minutes on high. Turn off heat and immediately cover tightly with a lid and keep a side. The chicken will continue cooking and will stay tender.
- In a pan add the sauce mixture and let it come to a boil, and then add the green onion.
- Stir in the cornstarch mixture, when thick add the chicken, and let it cook on medium low heat for two minutes.
- Serve immediately.
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