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Orange Chicken versus Sesame Chicken

1. Orange Chicken- Restaurant Style

Ingredients:
2 chicken breast- cubes
2 eggs
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
Oil for frying
Orange Sauce:
1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1/4 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons water plus 1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon ginger powder
1/4 tsp black pepper

Steps:
In a bowl, add sliced chicken, salt, paprika and eggs. Mix well. Then, dip into the flour and cornstarch mixture.
Repeat the process.
In a large pan, add oil about 1/4 cup. Fry the chicken in batches till golden brown. Set aside.
Prepare the sauce:
In a small bowl, add all ingredients except orange juice. Mix well.
In the same pan or large wok. Add the orange juice. Then, slowly pour the sauce mixture into the pan. Whisk till combined. Cook in medium low heat. Simmer till the sauce thickens. Add the fried chicken. Mix well to combine.
Garnish some sesame seeds. Ready to serve. Enjoy!

2. Sesame Chicken

Ingredients:
3 chicken thighs (deboned and peel skin) or 1 pound
2 eggs
1/3 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt and pepper oil for frying

SAUCE
2 cloves minced garlic
4 tosp sugar
1/4 cup soy sauce
3 tosp ketchup
3 top rice vinegar
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp fresh minced ginger
1 tsp cornstarch
1/4 cup water
1 tosp sesame seeds
In a bowl, mix flour, cornstarch, salt and pepper. Set aside.
Then, on a second bowl, whisk the eggs. Dip each chicken to the egg mixture then to the flour mixture. Lay on a clean plate.
In a pan, heat oil, about 1/4 cup oil, enough to fry the chicken in batches. Set aside.
Making the sauce:
In a bowl, add soy sauce, sugar, ketchup, rice vinegar, sesame oil, ginger, water and cornstarch. Whisk and set aside.
In a large pan, slowly pour the sauce mixture. Let it boils and simmer for about 1-2 minutes till the sauce thickens a little bit. Add the fried chicken and mix till full combine.
Garnish with sesame seeds. Serve on top of rice. Enjoy!