Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, crispy vegetarian orange "chicken". It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Crispy Vegetarian Orange "Chicken" is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. Crispy Vegetarian Orange "Chicken" is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook crispy vegetarian orange "chicken" using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Crispy Vegetarian Orange "Chicken":
- Make ready orange glaze
- Prepare 2 tsp white miso paste
- Get 1/2 cup warm water
- Prepare 1/3 cup orange juice (freshly squeezed)
- Make ready 4 tbsp sugar
- Take 2 tbsp soy sauce
- Get 2 tbsp white vinegar
- Get 1 clove garlic (finely minced)
- Take 1 tsp ginger (finely minced, grated or paste)
- Prepare 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- Prepare 1 tbsp cornstarch
- Make ready 3 tbsp water
- Prepare 1 tbsp sesame oil
- Make ready 1 tbsp lemon juice (optional)
- Take breaded "chicken" (seitan)
- Take 1 lb seitan (sliced, bite sized pieces)
- Prepare 2 large eggs (whisked well)
- Make ready 1/2 tsp salt
- Take 1 cup cornstarch
- Prepare 2 cup vegetable oil (or more for frying)
Instructions to make Crispy Vegetarian Orange "Chicken":
- Mix miso paste with warm water until completely dissolved. Add the orange juice, sugar, soy sauce and vinegar. Mix well.
- Heat the sesame oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic, ginger and crushed red pepper. Sauté until fragrant. Be careful! It'll brown quickly!
- Add the orange juice & miso mixture to the saucepan. Mix well and bring to a simmer.
- While bringing sauce to a simmer, mix together 1 tbsp cornstarch with 3 tbsp cool water to form a thin mixture. Whisk the cornstarch mixture into the sauce. Simmer until thickened. Cover and set sauce to the side.
- Beat salt and eggs together. Take a few pieces of seitan and dip into the whisked eggs, then dredge in cornstarch. Make sure all of the pieces are coated well. Complete the dredging process on the rest of the seitan.
- Heat oil in a dutch oven or large frying pan. Test the hot oil by dropping in a small piece of the seitan. Once the ideal temperature is reached, fry in batches. The size of your batches will depend on the size of your frying pan (I do two using my large dutch oven). Fry until golden brown; 1-2 minutes per side. Place fried seitan on paper towels to drain excess oil.
- Once all the seitan has been fried and drained, place in a large bowl. Drizzle the warm orange glaze over the seitan and toss well. Serve over rice and garnish with fresh scallions.
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