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Vegan Sticky Orange Chicken

This Vegan Orange Chk’n  recipe can be made with tofu or oyster mushrooms. Whichever you chose, after breading the pieces you will coat them in a sweet and sticky, homemade orange sauce. This can be served with white rice or quinoa. 
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: vegan

Ingredients

  • Chicken:
  • Oyster mushrooms or Tofu
  • Almond milk 1 1/2 cups
  • 1 cup Cornstarch
  • 1 cup Flour
  • About a 2 teaspoon of the following: salt peppers, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin, oregano (dried)
  • Oil to fry
  • Sticky Orange Sauce:
  • Orange Zest
  • Juice of a freshly squeezed orange 1-2 oranges
  • 2 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 3 minced garlic cloves
  • 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 Tbsp water
  • Optional: sesame seeds & scallions

Instructions

  • Freeze tofu overnight, defrost then repeat.
  • Press tofu and drain any excess water out.
  • Break apart tofu into chunks and put in a bowl. Set aside.
  • In 2 separate bowls put:
  • 1 cup of corn starch
  • 1 cup of flour
  • About a teaspoon of the following: salt, peppers, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin, oregano (dried), Italian seasoning.
  • Mix
  • Put 1 cup of almond milk into one of the bowls and mix (This is your wet batter)
  • Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat.
  • While oil is heating, prepare the tofu. Dip pieces once into the wet batter and once in to the dry batter, coating each piece evenly.
  • Once the oil is ready, cook the tofu until light golden brown.
  • Set tofu on a plate lined with paper towel, to drain any excess oil.
  • Then set aside.
  • Sticky Orange Sauce:
  • In a medium bowl whisk the juice from 1 1/2 freshly squeezed oranges,  1/4 cup of brown sugar, 1 Tablespoon of white rice vinegar, 2 Tablespoons of soy sauce, and 3 minced garlic.
  • Heat for 3 minutes
  • Meanwhile in a small bowl whisk  1 Tablespoon of cornstarch with 1-2 Tablespoons of water to form a paste.
  • Add to orange sauce and whisk together. Continue to cook until the mixture begins to thicken.
  • Once the sauce is thickened, remove from heat
  • Toss fried tofu with orange sauce and garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.