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Crispy Chicken w/ Orange & Miso Sauce, & Eggplant

June 11, 2021 by Kayla Robertson

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The Orange Miso sauce that comes with this crispy chicken is so moreish! The umami familiar comforting taste of miso given a fresh sweetness by the beautiful orange’s.

If you haven’t cooked with Miso before, it is made from fermented soya beans and is a salty hit of goodness! I use it in place of stock in a lot of dishes. It gives depth and flavour. You can buy it from your local supermarket.

FAQs

Vegetables – You can swap the eggplant for broccoli or carrot. Swap the sugar snap peas for green beans.

Chicken – You can use breast instead of thigh

This dish is perfect served with rice or noodles.

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Crispy Chicken w/ Orange & Miso Sauce, & Eggplant

Ingredients

For the Chicken

  • 6 Chicken thighs, Skinless boneless, cut into small bite sized pieces
  • 3 Eggs, whisked
  • 1/3 Cup Corn flour
  • 1/3 Cup Flour
  • Oil, for frying
  • Pinch of Salt

For the Sauce

  • 1 Cup Orange Juice from Twisted Citrus Oranges
  • 2-3 tbsp Brown Sugar
  • 2 tbsp Miso paste
  • 1/2 tsp White vinegar
  • 1 inch Piece of root ginger, finely grated
  • 1/2 tsp Soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp Corn flour

Other

  • 1 Eggplant, cut into finger size pieces
  • Handful Sugar snap peas, topped and tailed 
  • Coriander
  • Sesame seeds

Instructions

  1. In a large flat bowl combine the flours and season well with salt.

  2. In another bowl whisk the eggs.

  3. Get two plates ready to put the floured chicken on once coated.

  4. Then dip the chicken first in the egg then in the flour mix and place on plates until ready to fry.

  5. It is messy but worth it!

  6. Now cook your eggplant by heating a little oil in a pan and frying until nicely golden on each side.

  7. Salt while cooking. Reserve until ready to plate.

  8. Get a pot a place all your sauce ingredients in except for the corn flour.

  9. Blanch your sugar snap peas by pouring boiling water over the and leaving them for 3 minutes then draining.

  10. Place a large heavy based pan on a med-high heat. Add a good inch of oil to fry the chicken. Once hot enough add your chicken in batches. I did three batches.

  11. While cooking, turn over a few times. I take a test piece from each batch to check it is cooked. The chicken needs to be golden and cooked through.

  12. Once cooked drain on a paper towel. Sprinkle with salt.

  13. While cooking the chicken, make your sauce. Put your sauce pot on a medium heat and simmer for a few minutes. Taste and add more sugar or soy if needed.

  14. Make a slurry with your corn flour and 2 tablespoons of water. Add this to the pot and whisk. Cook for another couple of minutes until thick and glossy.

  15. To assemble, mix your eggplant, sugar snaps & chicken together. Top with the sauce & sprinkle with sesame seeds and coriander.

  16. Serve with rice

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