Orange Chicken

It was my turn to prepare dinner yesterday and I was reluctant to go out and get extra ingredients for the day's cooking, thanks to the fact that I had a long and tiring day with the choir. Fortunately I manage to dig out an orange and some orange juice from the fridge, hence I decided to give this dish a try, never tried it before, it's my first attempt! Hope everyone likes it!



Ingredients: (serves 2-3)
1 Orange (skinned and peeled)
1 Tomato (coarsely chopped)
400ml Orange Juice
300g Chicken Breast Fillet (sliced lenght wise)
2 cloves Garlic (finely chopped)
1cm Ginger (finely chopped)
1pc Khafir Lime Leaf (thinly sliced)
2 tbsp Vegetable Oil
1 tbsp Light Soy sauce
1 tbsp Soy Bean Paste
1 tsp Dried Basil Leafs
1 tbsp Sugar
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp pepper


Method:
1. Marinade the chicken fillets with 100ml orange juice, ginger, light soy sauce, soy bean paste, dried basil leafs, salt, sugar and pepper for at least 30 minutes.
2. In a wok, heat oil and stir fry garlic until aromatic. Stir in the chicken fillets, stir fry until the meat colour starts to turn white, add in orange juice bit by bit while stir-frying.
3. Add in the peeled orange pieces, fry for another 1 minute before adding tomato and lime leaf at the end, give it a good stir. Done. Serve hot or warm.


Note: If you prefer more succulent meat, use chicken thigh fillet, would taste a juicier and smooth while passing through the throat. Breast meat has a different texture.