Sesame Orange Chicken

Ingredients

Chicken

• 1 lb. boneless thighs, cut up into pieces
• 1 cup of vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. white pepper
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 2 tsp sesame seeds, roasted.

Sauce

• 2 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp. rice vinegar
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 2 oranges, juiced
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1 tsp water
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 tsp fish sauce
• 1 tsp honey
• (optional, I like to add dried chili pepper flakes to the sauce)

Cooking

1. combine sauce ingredients in a bowl, mix well. set a side. coat chicken pieces in the flour mix and fry in the oil in a large high sided frying pan, cast iron skillet or a wok, until chicken is golden brown.
2. take combined sauce ingredients and pour it into a wok. cook sauce in a wok on high heat for a few seconds. once sauce starts to bubble a bit, add in the chicken and mix and toss in the sauce for a minute or two. before serving, roll the chicken in toasted sesame seeds.

bon appetit