Orange Chicken
Calories 340kcal
Ingredients
- 175 milliliters orange juice (sugar-free and bit-free juice)
- 3 tablespoons tamari soy sauce (sugar-free and bit-free juice)
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon coconut sugar (sugar-free and bit-free juice)
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger purée
- 1/4 teaspoon chili flakes
- 900 grams skinless chicken breasts (sugar-free and bit-free juice)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons corn flour
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (sugar-free and bit-free juice)
- 1 tablespoon tamari soy sauce (sugar-free and bit-free juice)
Instructions
- Instant Pot Version Mix together the orange juice, tamari soy sauce, cider vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, garlic, ginger, chilli flakes and salt in a bowl and set aside.
- Add the chicken and the sauce into the Instant Pot insert.
- Cover your Instant Pot, set the vent to 'sealing,' select the manual or pressure cook button (dependent upon IP model), select high pressure and set the timer to 5 mins.
- When done allow to NPR for 10 mins then QPR and open the lid.
- Mix the cornflour with 1 tbsp of water and make a lump free paste.
- Select the sauté function and add the cornflour paste, mix and sauté for about 3 mins until thickened and switch off the heat.
- Stove Top Version Mix together the orange juice, tamari soy sauce, cider vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, garlic, ginger, chilli flakes and salt in a bowl and set aside.
- Add the chicken and the cornflour into a Ziploc bag and mix until the chicken is coated.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the chicken pieces in 2 batches till cooked through and set aside somewhere warm (might take 8-10 mins).
- Put the orange sauce in a separate pot over medium and bubble away for about 5 mins until thickened and reduced by about a third.
- Switch off the heat, add the cooked chicken to reduce the sauce and mix well.
- Slow Cooker Version Mix together the orange juice, tamari soy sauce, cider vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, garlic, ginger, chilli flakes and salt in a bowl and set aside.
- Add the chicken and the cornflour into a Ziploc bag and mix until the chicken is coated.
- Add the chicken pieces into the slow cooker insert followed by the sauce and mix.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for 2-3 hours or low for 4-5.
- If you want a thicker sauce then decant sauce in a small pot over medium heat and bubble away for about 5-7 mins until thickened and return to the chicken.
- Recipe Notes Orange Chicken Info/Tips
- The cook and total time are for the Instant Pot version only.
- The total cook time does not include the time it takes for the Instant Pot to get to pressure and the time for the natural pressure release.
- Plan for additional time.
- For fewer calories and carbs, substitute the coconut sugar/dark brown sugar with a calorie-free sugar substitute
Originally posted 2019-02-20 18:45:54.
