Chinese Orange Chicken - Lightened Up

Name: Chinese Orange Chicken - Lightened Up
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/3 cup orange juice; 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar (Must be rice wine and not regular white vinegar); 1/2 cup white sugar; 2 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon orange zest or 1 tablespoon lemon zest; 1/2 tablespoon toasted sesame oil; 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes (more or less depending on your preference for heat); 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces; 4 tablespoons flour; salt and pepper; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or 1 tablespoon canola oil

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"from "Cordon Pink" - http://cordonpink.com/2010/03/chinese-orange-chicken-lightened-up/"

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Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 4

ingredients

¹⁄₃ cup orange juice
¹⁄₂ cup rice wine vinegar (Must be rice wine and not regular white vinegar)
¹⁄₂ cup white sugar
2 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon orange zest or 1 tablespoon lemon zest
¹⁄₂ tablespoon toasted sesame oil
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes (more or less depending on your preference for heat)
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces
4 tablespoons flour
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil or 1 tablespoon canola oil

directions

Stir cornstarch into orange juice until all lumps are gone.
Combine orange juice mixture, sugar, soy sauce, zest, 1/2 tsp sesame oil, and red pepper flakes in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and cook until sauce thickens and coats the back of a spoon (about 5 minutes). If the sauce fails to thicken, mix some more cornstarch with water and add it to the mixture.
Add flour, salt, and pepper to a medium ziplock bag.
Add chicken and toss until chicken is completely coated.
Heat oil over medium high heat in a large skillet. Add chicken pieces. Cook for 3 minutes until browned on one side, then turn over and cook for approximately 3 minutes on the other side until cooked through.
Pour sauce over chicken.
To serve, toss with broccoli and serve over pasta or rice.