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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Chinese and Mongolian >> Chinese

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 25 minutes, Preparation Time - 25 minutes

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| 1. Heat 4 cups vegetable oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). | 2. Beat the egg in a mixing bowl. Add the chicken cubes; sprinkle with salt, 1 teaspoon sugar, and white pepper; mix well. Mix in 1 cup of cornstarch a little bit at a time until the chicken cubes are well coated. | 3. In batches, carefully drop the chicken cubes into the hot oil one by one, cooking until they turns golden brown and begin to float, about 3 minutes. Remove the chicken and allow to cool as you fry the next batch. Once all of the chicken has been fried, refry the chicken, starting with the batch that was cooked first. Cook until the chicken turns deep golden brown, about 2 minutes more. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate. | 4. Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Stir in the green onion, garlic, whole chiles, and orange zest. Cook and stir a minute or two until the garlic has turned golden and the chiles brighten. Add 1/2 cup sugar, the ginger, chicken broth, vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, and peanut oil; bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes. | 5. Dissolve 2 teaspoons of cornstarch into the water, and stir into the boiling sauce. Return to a boil and cook until the sauce thickens and is no longer cloudy from the cornstarch, about 1 minute. Stir the chicken into the boiling sauce. Reduce heat to low and cook for a few minutes until the chicken absorbs some of the sauce. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
vegetable oil	4	cups		234.46400000000003	0.0	0.0	27.2
egg	1			71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
chicken thigh	1 1/2	pounds	boneless skinless cut	2989.8	5.367999999999999	65.0961	300.5428
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
white sugar	1	teaspoon		16.254	4.1992	0.0	0.0
white pepper	1	pinch		0.444	0.1029	0.0156	0.0032
cornstarch	1	cup		487.68	116.8256	0.3328	0.064
vegetable oil	2	tablespoons		234.46400000000003	0.0	0.0	27.2
green onion	3	tablespoons	chopped	4.86	1.0332	0.1746	0.0846
garlic	1	clove	minced	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
red chilies	6			-	-	-	-
orange zest	1	strip		-	-	-	-
white sugar	1/2	cup		16.254	4.1992	0.0	0.0
ginger	1/4	teaspoon	ground	0.4	0.0888	0.0091	0.0038
chicken broth	3	tablespoons		14.6475	0.3544	2.0884	0.4914
rice vinegar	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
soy sauce	1/4	cup		33.7875	3.1429	5.1892	0.3634
sesame oil	2	teaspoons		79.56	0.0	0.0	9.0
peanut oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
cornstarch	2	teaspoons		487.68	116.8256	0.3328	0.064
water	1/4	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.