Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts (whole)
- 2 peppers (hot)
- 1 orange rind
- 1 egg
- 7 tb soy sauce
- 3/4 c cornstarch
- 6 tb sugar
- 3/8 c peanuts (fried)
- 1/4 c beer
- 3 tb cider vinegar
- 1/4 c flour
- 1 tb ginger
- 1 ts cornstarch
- 1/2 ts baking powder
- 1/2 ts salt
- 1 ds pepper
Skin and bone the chicken. Cut into 1-1/2" x 2" strips. Mix batter. Add chicken, tossing lightly to coat. Cover and chill for 1/2 hour. Mix seasoning sauce. Coat each piece of chicken well with cornstarch. Arrange chicken on well-floured wax paper. Heat 2-3" of oil in a pan until very hot. Fry chicken for 30 seconds. Drain well on a cookie sheet covered with paper towels. Reheat oil over high heat until very hot. Refry chicken until crispy and golden brown. Drain again and keep hot in oven. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in wok over medium heat. Fry orange rind until golden brown. Add chili and ginger, stir-frying 20 seconds. Mix in seasoning sauce and heat to boil, stirring constantly until foam subsides and the sauce thickens slightly and turns to glaze (about 2 minutes or more). Add fried chicken, tossing to coat well. Sprinkle chopped peanuts on top.