Midnight Star Chicken
For this stir-fry recipe, you fry the chicken breast pieces in oil, then quickly skillet-cook the vegetables and add fresh oranges. The warm orange sauce completes the finished dish.

Ingredients
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2 tablespoons sugar
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1 tablespoon cornstarch
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1 tablespoon finely shredded orange peel
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2 cups orange juice
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3/4 cup all-purpose flour
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1/4 cup water
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1 egg, slightly beaten
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12 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-size pieces
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Cooking oil or shortening for deep-fat frying
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1 tablespoon cooking oil
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1 medium onion, cut into thin wedges (3/4 cup)
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1 large red sweet pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces (1-1/4 cup)
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4 green onions, bias-sliced into 1-inch pieces (1/2 cup)
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1 orange, peeled and sectioned
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Hot cooked rice
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Green onion (optional)
Directions
1.
For sauce: In a medium bowl, stir together sugar and cornstarch. Stir in the orange peel and orange juice; set aside.
2.
In a small bowl, combine flour, salt and black pepper. In another small bowl, stir together water and egg. Coat chicken with seasones flour. Dip into the egg mixture; coat again with the seasoned flour mixture.
3.
Meanwhile, in a wok, a deep-fat fryer or a heavy 3-quart saucepan, heat 1-1/2 to 2 inches of cooking oil or shortening to 365 degrees F. Fry chicken, a few pieces at a time, for 3 to 4 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink, turning once. Remove chicken from hot oil. Drain on a wok rack or on paper towels. Keep warm in a 300 degree F oven while frying remaining chicken.
4.
Pour the 1 tablespoon oil into a deep, heavy 12-inch skillet. (Add more oil as necessary during cooking.) Preheat skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion; stir-fry for 1 minute. Add red pepper; stir-fry for 1 minute. Add green onions; stir-fry about 1 minute more or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Push from center of the skillet.
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Stir sauce and add to the center of the skillet. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Add orange sections; cook and stir about 1 minute more or until heated through. Add deep-fried chicken, stir gently until coated with sauce. Serve immediately over hot cooked rice. If you like, garnish with additional green onion. Makes 4 servings.
Note
If you like, omit coating and frying the chicken pices; instead, add 12 ounces frozen cooked breaded chicken chunks, baked according to package directions.
Nutrition information
Calories 470, Total Fat 17 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 102 mg, Sodium 521 mg, Carbohydrate 55 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 26 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 290%, Calcium 17%, Iron 15%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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