Fried Orange Chicken Sandwich
Classic Orange Chicken Recipe made into an amazing sandwich with a homemade vinegar based slaw that'll have you craving seconds!
Equipment
- 2 Small Bowls
- Frying Pot
- Large Skillet
- Zester
- Meat Tenderizer
Ingredients
Slaw
- 2 Cups Red Cabbage
- 1 Cup Daikon Raddish julienned sliced
- 1 tablespoon Scallion Whites diced
- 4 tablespoon Cilantro diced
- 1 ½ teaspoon Sesame Oil
- 2 ½ tablespoon Rice Vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Brown Sugar or sugar of choice
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Sauce
- ½ tablespoon Butter
- 1 ½ tablespoon Corn Starch with 1 ½ tablespoon Water Slurry Mixture
- ⅔ Cup Soy Sauce
- ⅔ Cup Orange Juice
- 1 ½ tablespoon Ginger diced
- ¾ teaspoon Rice Vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Mirin
- 1 ½ teaspoon Sesame Oil
- 1 teaspoon Chili Flakes
- 3 tablespoon Honey
- 1 ½ tablespoon Brown Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Orange Zest
Wet Batter for Chicken
- ½ Cup Flour
- ½ Cup Corn Starch
- 2 tablespoon Baking Soda
- ¾ Cup Water
Dry Batter for Chicken
- 1 Cup Flour
- ¾ teaspoon Ginger Powder
- ¾ teaspoon Salt
- ¾ teaspoon Paprika
- ¾ teaspoon Onion Powder
- ¾ teaspoon Garlic Powder
For Chicken Sandwich
- 2 Chicken Breasts
- Peanut Oil for frying
- 4 Slices Bread
- Mayo for topping
- Scallion Greens for topping
- Sesame Seeds for topping
Instructions
Slaw and Chicken Prep
- Combine all ingredients for Slaw. Set in the fridge for 1 at least 1 hour.
- Pat chicken dry. Pound out with a meat tenderizer until ¾ inch thick. If using chicken thighs, you may skip this step.
- Trim chicken to the shape of your bread/bun. Season with ginger powder and salt. Set aside.
Season and Dredge Chicken
- Start to heat up oil in a large stock pot. (you’ll be looking for a temp of 350°F.
- In two separate bowls: Combine all wet batter ingredients in bowl number 1. Then, combine all dry batter ingredients in bowl number 2.
- Completely coat chicken in wet batter. Drip dry and then completely coat in dry batter. Set aside.
Make Sauce
- In a skillet on medium heat, melt butter and add in diced ginger. Cook for 3 minutes.
- Add in liquid ingredients for sauce and bring to a boil: Soy Sauce, OJ, Rice Vinegar, Mirin, and Sesame Oil.
- Reduce to a simmer and add in Chili Flakes, Honey, Brown Sugar and Orange Zest.
- Make “slurry” by combining in a small bowl the corn starch and water. Then, slowly add that to the sauce mixture and stir.
Fry Chicken and Assemble
- Once oil is to temp, place chicken into oil slowly. Flip chicken after 3 minutes. Cook for another 4 minutes.
- Toast buns while waiting on chicken.
- Coat chicken completely with the sauce. Make sandwich from bottom to top - Bottom Bread, Mayo, Slaw, Chicken, Sesame Seeds, Scallion Greens, Top Bun.
Nutrition
Calories: 1108kcalCarbohydrates: 170gProtein: 69gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 152mgSodium: 8884mgPotassium: 1622mgFiber: 7gSugar: 55gVitamin A: 2047IUVitamin C: 100mgCalcium: 126mgIron: 9mg
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