Oven Baked Orange Chicken

Ingrédients

• 2 pounds chicken breast
• 3 tablespoons corn starch
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 orange (zest of)
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• 3 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Préparation

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350˚F.

2. 2

   Cut chicken into even bite-sized pieces, about 1 inch big. Stir the sesame oil into the chicken bites. Then toss the pieces with cornstarch, garlic powder, salt, and pepper until evenly coated.

3. 3

   Transfer the chicken pieces to a large casserole dish and spread them into a single layer. Bake for 10 minutes.

4. 4

   While they bake, make the orange sauce by whisking together soy sauce, orange juice, brown sugar, orange juice, ginger, garlic, pepper flakes and cornstarch in a sauce pan.

5. 5

   Bring the sauce pan to a simmer over medium heat until it starts to thicken, then remove from heat.

6. 6

   Once the timer goes off, pour the orange sauce over the chicken, then toss to coat in the sauce. Return to the oven for 4-6 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through (165˚F.)

7. 7

   Remove from oven and garnish with green onions if desired. Serve warm with rice.