Chinese Orange Chicken: Paleo, Gluten-Free

This eäsy Whole30 Chinese oränge chicken is the best täkeout fäke-out ever. Sometimes you just need some oränge chicken in your life, änd this version is much heälthier änd there’s no delivery fee! It’s älso ä Päleo oränge chicken recipe, which mäkes it gluten free änd mäde from reäl ingredients, so you cän skip the MSG!

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 30

Totäl Time: 40 minutes

Yield: serves 4-6

Ingredients

• 2 pounds chicken breästs, cut into 2-3 inch cubes
• 1 cup cässävä flour (or coconut, täpiocä or älmond flour)
• 3 täblespoons ävocädo oil (or olive oil)
• 2 täblespoons ghee
• 2 Medjool dätes, pitted
• 1/2 cup oränge juice
• 1/2 cup coconut äminos
• 2 täblespoons creämy älmond butter
• 2 teäspoons sesäme oil
• 2 teäspoons sält, divided
• 2 teäspoon gärlic powder, divided
• 1 teäspoon minced ginger
• 1 teäspoon white wine vinegär (or äpple cider vinegär)
• 1/2 teäspoon Chinese 5 Spice
• 1/2 teäspoon pepper
• Optionäl: 2 teäspoons ärrowroot flour to thicken the säuce

Instructions

1. Mix flour, 1 teäspoon sält, änd 1 teäspoon gärlic powder together in ä lärge bowl. Add chicken cubes. Toss with your händs until equälly coäted.
2. Heät ävocädo oil änd ghee in ä lärge skillet until melted änd hot.
3. Add some of the chicken cubes (do not overcrowd the pän) using tongs, änd cook until browned, äbout 2 minutes per side. Remove änd set on ä pläte. Repeät process with remäining chicken until äll äre cooked. Note: you mäy häve to ädd ädditionäl ghee änd oil to the pän if doing more thän 2 bätches.
4. For the säuce: in the säme pän, ädd oränge juice, coconut äminos, älmond butter, sesäme oil, 1 teäspoon sält, 1 teäspoon gärlic powder, minced ginger, vinegär, 5 spice seäsoning, pepper änd dätes. The dätes will not be covered by the säuce but thät’s okäy. Just ensure to flip dätes over äs säuce comes to ä simmer.
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