I want to cook for my girlfriend. She loves Chinese food so I want to cook her Chinese for dinner help...?

Question

I want to make some Orange Chicken, but I want the Orange Chicken to actually taste like "Orange" I want the Orange chicken to have a syrupy sauce that makes it taste like "Orange". I also want the chicken to have this sort of "dark orange/slight red" color. Could anyone help me out? How could I make this possible because I could see it in my head, but I don't know how to actually make it come to life (cook it)... help please

Answer 1

here are a few different ones>>>



INGREDIENTS:
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch cubes
Marinade:
2 tablespoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Sauce:
1/3 cup orange juice*
2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon chile paste
1 clove garlic, minced
1 slice ginger, minced
Oil for stir-frying, as needed
PREPARATION:
Place the cubed chicken in a bowl, and add the marinade ingredients. Marinate the chicken for 30 minutes.

While the chicken is marinating, prepare the sauce ingredients and the garlic and ginger.

Heat the wok and add oil. When oil is ready, add the garlic and ginger and stir-fry until aromatic.

Add the chicken and stir-fry until it changes color. Push up to the sides of the wok, making a well in the middle. Add the sauce.

Combine the sauce and the chicken. Stir-fry for another minute and serve hot.

*If you find the orange flavor too overpowering, try substituting a combination of orange juice and water to make 1/3 cup.


Panda Express


Ingredients
Sauce
1 1/2 cups Water
2 tablespoons Orange juice
1 cup Packed dark brown sugar
1/3 cup Rice vinegar
2 1/2 tablespoons Soy sauce
1/4 cup Plus 1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon Minced water chestnuts
1/2 teaspoon Minced fresh ginger
1/4 teaspoon Minced garlic
1 Rounded teaspoon chopped green
Onion
1/4 teaspoon Crushed red pepper
Flakes
5 teaspoons Corn starch
2 teaspoons Arrowroot
Chicken
4 Chicken breast fillets
1 cup Ice water
1 Egg
1/4 teaspoon Baking soda
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1 1/2 cups Unsifted cake flour

Preparation
1. Combine all of the sauce ingredients except the corn starch and arrowroot -- in a small saucepan over high heat. Stir often while bringing mixture to a boil. When sauce reaches a boil, remove it from heat and allow it to cool a bit, uncovered.


2. Slice chicken breasts into bite-size chunks. Remove exactly 1 cup of the marinade from the pan and pour it over the chicken in a large resealable plastic bag or other container which allows the chicken to be completely covered with the marinade. The chicken should marinate for at least a couple hours. Cover the remaining sauce and leave it to cool until the chicken is ready.


3. When chicken has marinated, preheat 2-inches of vegetable oil in a wok or skillet to 350 degrees.


4. Combine corn starch with arrowroot in a small bowl, then add 3 tablespoons of water. Stir until corn starch and arrowroot have dissolved. Pour this mixture into the sauce and set the pan over high heat. When sauce begins to bubble and thicken cover and remove it from heat.


5. Beat ice water and egg in a medium bowl. Add baking soda and salt.


6. Add 3/4 cup of the flour and stir just until blended into the mixture. The batter should still be lumpy.


7. Sprinkle another 1/4 cup of flour on top of the batter and mix with only one or two strokes. Put the remaining flour (1/2 cup) into a separate medium bowl.

8. Dip each piece of chicken first into the flour, then into the batter. Fry up to 1/2 of the chicken pieces at a time for 3-4 minutes, or until golden brown. Flip the chicken over halfway through the cooking time.

9. As the chicken cooks, reheat the sauce left covered on the stove. Stir occasionally.

Answer 2

Orange Chicken:

Ingredients:

2 pounds boneless chicken pieces, skinned
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
White pepper
Oil (for frying)
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 cup flour
1 tablespoon minced ginger root
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 dash crushed hot red chilies
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1 tablespoon rice wine
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon sesame oil

***Orange Chicken Sauce***
1 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
1 1/2 tablespoon water
5 tablespoons sugar
5 tablespoons white vinegar

Directions:

Cut chicken pieces into 2-inch squares and place in large bowl. Stir in egg, salt, pepper and 1 tablespoon oil and mix well. Stir cornstarch and flour together. Add chicken pieces, stirring to coat. Heat oil for deep-frying in wok or deep-fryer to 375 degrees. Add chicken pieces, small batch at time, and fry 3 to 4 minutes or until golden and crisp. (Do not overcook or chicken will be tough.) Remove chicken from oil with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Set aside. Clean wok and heat 15 seconds over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil. Add ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant. Add and stir-fry crushed chilies and green onions. Add rice wine and stir 3 seconds. Add Orange Sauce and bring to boil. Add cooked chicken, stirring until well mixed. Stir water into remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch until smooth. Add to chicken and heat until sauce is thickened. Stir in 1 tablespoon oil and sesame oil. Serve at once. You may want to add grated zest of 1 orange to the sauce for flavor.

As for it being 'syrupy' maybe adding a little more sugar than directed would help?

And I'm sure you could get the orange color by using food coloring.

I'm not so sure about it tasing like oranges. Maybe you could add a little orange juice to it if it doesn't taste right to you after you make it.
Anyway, hope this recipe helps you!

Answer 3

Okay mabye order some chicken garnish it then make some bacon stir fry with this recipe


Bacon (as many as you want also depends on the people)
3 large eggs
White or brown rice (white is better for this kind of stir fry)
Soy sauce or your kind of flavour
your choice of spices
and a hint of garlic and ginger to give it a little taste
and veggies if you want to be healthy
and your own lil things that u think will make stir fry stir fry

Answer 4

My favorite is the frozen Orange Chicken that I get from Trader Joes, Sams Club, or Costco. It comes out of my oven and it is delicious and consistently better than most of what I have been able to find anywhere else.

Answer 5

if anything u can always order it and pick up and say u made it just put on a plate and garnish it as homemade lol

Answer 6

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Orange-Glazed-Chicken-with-Rice/Detail.aspx