Orange Chicken, Shanghai Noodles, Almond Gelatin, Chinese Steamed Fish And Chinese Rice by Zarnak Sidhwa

Ingredients for Orange Chicken:

• Boneless chicken 2-3
• Egg 1
• Salt 1-1/2 tsp
• White pepper to taste
• Oil for frying
• Corn flour 1/2 cup
• Corn flour 1 tbsp
• Flour 1/4 cup
• Ginger, minced 1 tbsp
• Garlic minced 1 tsp
• Crushed red chilies 1/2 tsp
• Green onion, chopped 1/4 cup
• Water 1/4 cup
• Sesame oil 1/2 tsp

For Orange Sauce:

• Soya sauce 1-1/2 tbsp
• Water 1-1/2 tbsp
• Sugar 5 tbsp
• Vinegar 5 tbsp
• Orange juice 1 whole
• Orange zest 1 whole

Method:

1. In chicken mix egg, salt, pepper, and oil.
2. Stir corn flour and flour together.
3. Mix flour mixture and egg mixture.
4. Add chicken pieces, stirring to coat.
5. Heat oil for deep frying.
6. Add chicken from oil with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels; set aside.
7. Heat oil and add ginger garlic and stir fry until fragrant.
8. Add crushed chilies, and green onions.
9. Make orange juice, soya sauce, water, sugar and vinegar, add orange sauce,
10. and bring to boil.
11. Add cooked chicken, stirring until well mixed.
12. Stir water into remaining corn flour until smooth and add to chicken.
13. Stir in sesame oil and oranges zest if desired.
14. Serve with Chinese rice.
15. Heat oil and sesame oil in a pan.
16. Saute cabbage and green onion for about 5 minutes.
17. Add chicken, pasta and soya sauce, fold in bean sprouts and heat through.

Ingredients for Shanghai Noodles:

• Oil 3 tbsp
• Sesame oil 1-2 tbsp
• Shredded cabbage 2 cups
• Spring onion 1/2 cup
• Angel hair pasta 8 ounces
• Soya sauce 2- 4 tbsp
• Cooked chicken breasts 2 sliced
• Bean sprouts 1 cup

Method:

1. Heat oil and sesame oil in a pan.
2. Saute cabbage and green onion for about 5 minutes.
3. Add chicken, pasta and soya sauce, fold in bean sprouts and heat through.
   

Ingredients for Almond Gelatin:

• Caster sugar 2/3 cup
• Milk 1-1/2 cups
• Gelatin 2 tbsp
• Boiling water 2 cups
• Almonds essence 2 tsp
• Mandarin orange segments 1 can

Method:

1. Whisk the sugar into the small milk in a bowl until dissolved.
2. Sprinkle the gelatin over the top, and let stand for 1 minute to soften,
3. Whisk the boiling water and almonds extract into the gelatin mixture until the gelatin has dissolved.
4. Pour into a 7 inch square pan.
5. Refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours.
6. Once firm, cut the gelatin into 1 inch squares, and place into a mixing bowl.
7. Gently stir in the mandarin oranges along with their juice to serve.

Ingredients for Chinese Steamed Fish:

• Fish fillet 1/2 kg
• Salt 1 tsp
• Minced fresh ginger 1 tbsp
• Green onions 2
• Soya sauce 2 tbsp
• Sesame oil 1 tbsp
• Coriander sprigs few

Method:

1. Rub both sides of fish fillet with salt. Scatter the ginger, spring onions, soya sauce over the top of the fish.
2. Put in foil and stream over a streamer till done.
3. Heat sesame oil in a small pan until it begins to smoke.
4. When the oil is hot, carefully pour on top of the fish.
5. Garnish with coriander springs and serve immediately.

Ingredients for Chinese Rice:

• Onion finely chopped 3/4 cup
• Oil 2-1/2 tbsp
• Egg 1
• Soya sauce 2 tbsp
• Sesame oil 1 tsp
• Chicken breasts 2
• Carrot 1/2 cup
• Peas 1/2 cup
• Cold cooked rice 4 cups
• Green onions 4
• Beans sprouts 2 cups