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Single Dish Orange Chicken Sauce

Revision 11/7/23: Scaling down recipes can be a bit difficult, and sometimes requires actually changing the proportions. Additionally, I will be attempting to simplify ongoing, as this is part of marking affordable, and easy recipes for myself and other inviduals cooking for themselves (college students etc).

Ingredients

  • $\frac{1}{2}$ Cup Orange Juice comment: any orange juice will work, if you don't already have some fresh oranges may be cheaper+tastier than a whole jug.
  • 2 TBSP Sugar comment: depending on the orange juice you use, you may choose to adjust this up/down to preference.
  • 2 tsp rice or white vinegar
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • $\frac{1}{4}$ tsp ginger
  • $\frac{1}{4}$ tsp garlic
  • $\frac{1}{4}$ tsp red chili flakes (or more for taste).
  • $\frac{3}{2}$ tsp cornstarch

Garnish optional.

  • Green Onions
  • Orange Zest

Instructions

  1. In medium pot combine, and heat for 3 minutes:
    • orange juice (1/2 cup)
    • sugar (2 tbsp)
    • vinegar (2 tsp)
    • soy sauce (1 tsp)
    • ginger (1/4 tsp)
    • garlic (1/4 tsp)
    • red chili flakes (1/4 tsp)
  2. Combine the following to make a paste or solution.
    • 3/2 tsp cornstarch
    • 3 tsp water (feel free to use more OJ or reserve the vinegar from first step instead).
  3. Add paste to orange sauce, whisking and cooking until it begins to thicken (~5 minutes). Once thickened, remove from heat and add zest.
  4. optional add any desired garnishes. Suggested served with white rice (1/2 cup uncooked) and popcorn chicken (~125grams)

Crude Nutrition Facts

Item Qty Calories Carbs (g) Sugar (g) Fat (g) Protein (g)
Orange Juice $\frac{1}{2}$ cup 56 13 21 0 1
Sugar 25g 100 -- 25 -- --
Corn Starch 6g 24 ~6 -- -- --
Total -- 180 18 46 -- 1g

*(all other ingriedients of negligible calorific content)

Instructions modified (reduced for portion size, and shortened) and shortened form ModernHoney.com. Sauce can be added to pre-made or homemade popcorn chicken.

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