Low Fat Baked Crispy Orange Hoisin Chicken
"A brilliantly simple & delicious hoisin chicken recipe that's baked, not fried with a slightly sweet and spicy orange hoisin sauce. Great with rice noodles...."
INGREDIENTS
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4 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut in thick strips (about 4 or 5 per breast)
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1 egg + 2 tbsp water whisked together to make an egg wash
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1 cup flour
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½ tsp black pepper
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¼ tsp cayenne pepper
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1 tbsp ground ginger
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1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
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1 tsp salt
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3 cloves minced garlic
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3 tbsp peanut oil
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2 cups orange juice
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1/2 cup Hoisin sauce
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4 tbsp rice wine or Chinese cooking wine
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3 tbsp rice wine vinegar (or apple cider vinegar in a pinch)
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6 tbsp brown sugar
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2 tsp chili paste (optional or to taste or use chili flakes to taste)
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4 tsp soya sauce
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2 tsp toasted sesame oil
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2 tsp corn starch
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1/4 cup cold water
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1 diced red pepper
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1 cup sliced button mushrooms (optional)
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1 cup steamed snow peas
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