Orange Chicken and Vegetable Stir-Fry

Ingredients

Sauce:

• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 2 large cloves garlic
• 1 teaspoon minced ginger
• optional sweetener like sugar, honey, agave, etc.

Stir-fry:

• 1 pound chicken tender cut into cubes
• salt and pepper
• 3 tablespoons corn starch
• 4 cups chopped vegetables such as broccoli, carrots, celery, mushroom, snap peas, etc.
• olive oil
• 1/2 cup medium yellow onion, chopped

Instructions

1. 1
   Blend all the ingredients for the sauce in a blender or food processor for 10 seconds.
2. 2
   Taste the sauce and add your choice of sweetener to your liking.
3. 3
   Blend again for a few more seconds.
4. 4
   Heat the sauce in a large skillet on medium-high heat for 5 minutes. Carefully transfer the sauce to a heat proof bowl.
5. 5
   Rinse the skillet clean.
6. 6
   Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
7. 7
   Add the corn starch and massage the chicken with your hands.
8. 8
   If using fresh broccoli or green beans, boil the broccoli for 3-5 minutes until soft enough to pierce with a fork yet firm.
9. 9
   Transfer the vegetables to a plate lined with a paper towel.
10. 10
    Wipe down the skillet until dry.
11. 11
    Heat approximately 1 tablespoon of oil in the skillet on medium-high heat.
12. 12
    Cook the onion and chicken until the chicken is cooked through, approximately 3-4 minutes.
13. 13
    Add the remaining vegetables and stir-fry them together for 2 minutes.
14. 14
    Slowly add a few tablespoons of sauce while stirring the vegetables and chicken.
15. 15
    Continue to add the sauce a few tablespoons at a time, allowing about 15 seconds between each addition to allow sauce to slightly cook down.
16. 16
    Spoon the stir-fry over a bowl of hot rice. Serve immediately.