If you only saw the Keto Orange Chicken/General Tso's Chicken on my Instagram this week - I had posted the recipe back in January, which you can find in the search engine or here is the link; http://www.housewifebarbie.com/2021/01/low-carbsugarfree-orange-chicken-with.html
This was a quick photo of last nights dinner as I made it and snapped a picture on my cellphone.
Note: the one ingredient you might not have on hand for this and you'll
want to check your cupboard for is the orange oil/extract or emulsion. I have
to order mine online as I've yet to find it locally but Amazon always carries
it and often times, Netrition has it as well. Walmart usually has it
although it's through 3rd party sellers and they often jack the prices
up.
Keto Orange Chicken
(sugarfree and low carb)
1 T oil
1 T ginger powder
1 T minced garlic
2 T rice vinegar
1 T sesame oil
2/3 c (scant) white vinegar
3 T liquid aminos (soy sauce alternative)
1 t xanthan gum (thickener)
1 c granular sweetener mixture of your choice
1/2 t red pepper flakes
1 1/2 t dried orange zest
1 t orange extract
Heat the oil in a pan, add the rest of the ingredients as you whisk, bring to a boil and turn down the heat to simmer. Simmer until it reduces a bit and thickens to a nice sauce.
Use over prepared chicken chunks, and serve with a side of riced cauliflower and you can add broccoli.
Notes:
This is the perfect recipe to make the day after you make homemade
'chicken nuggets' or chicken chunks. Make double, save half for this
meal the next day. Also, I keep SunBird fried rice mixture packets on
hand in the cupboard. When I make this dish, I serve it with plain
'rice' (riced cauliflower) directly with the orange chicken and then
make up a side of stir fried 'rice' using the SunBird packet. I also
added about a cup of fresh broccoli pieces to the orange chicken along
with chopped green onion tops.
For the Chicken Chunks:
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
egg whites
oil
Breading:
depending on your level of acceptable carbs use 3-4 cups crushed rice
crispies, panko crumbs, crushed pork rinds or a mixture of crushed pork
rinds with almond flour, or keto bread crumbs
2-3 t paprika
2-3 t onion powder
Cut the chicken into chunks. Mix 3 or 4 egg whites (depending on bit your chicken breasts are) with about 3 t oil of your choice in a bowl. Put the breading of choice and spices in a second large bowl or a Ziploc baggy. Now dredge the chicken into the egg white oil mixture and then breading, place on a heavily oiled pan (I line mine with foil for easy clean up).
Spray with Pam or drizzle with more oil of choice and bake at 450 until the chunks are done, starting to get brown on the tops and crisp. Remove from the oven (about 25-30 minutes depending on the size of the chunks you cut).
I brush the chicken with a light sauce made from:
6 T melted butter
5 T tapatio' sauce
This
makes our orange chicken spicy like General Tso's but with a heavy
orange flavor too. You don't have to brush the chicken chunks with
anything though if you like your orange chicken sweet but not at all
spicy.
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