Orange Chicken

Orange Chicken

Ingredients

1 Tablespoon water

1 Tablespoon corn starch

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 cup ( I did about 1/8 cup less since we like to put soy sauce on our rice)

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 tsp of black pepper

1/2 can orange juice

3 cups of vegetable oil

2-3 chicken breasts

3/4 cup of pancake mix ( I just threw some in a bowl, I didn't really measure it)

1/2-1 cup of water, basically just enough to make it a good consistency for a batter for the chicken. Slightly runny but not too runny :)

Directions:

I start the rice first since I do mine in a rice cooker, just make how ever much you want. Then I make the sauce. 

Combine the cornstarch and water together in a small saucepan. Add the rest of the ingredients and heat on medium stirring constantly until the mixture begins to boil and starts to thicken. This kind of took a little while. Then I just keep it in low while I cool my chicken stirring it occasionally. 

Heat up your vegetable oil in a small saucepan. You will know it's ready if you drop some pancake batter in it and it sizzles and starts to cook. You don't want it too hot about medium high heat so the chicken will have time to cook all the way. 

For the chicken you want to cut it into bite size pieces. Combine the pancake mix and the water. Then dip your chicken  into your pancake batter and put it in the hot oil. Cook until outside is brown. 

I like to put all the chicken on a plate with a paper towel and then when all of it is cooked I toss it in with the sauce. 

Then serve and enjoy!!!