Orange & Kumquat Glazed Chicken

By I_love_cooking

from here:
http://www.cheekykitchen.com/2010/05/orange-kumquat-glazed-chicken.html

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs chicken breast, uncooked
• 3 well beaten eggs
• 2 T. milk
• 1 c. cornstarch
• Salt & Pepper to taste
• Orange & Kumquat Glaze
• 1/2 c. soy sauce
• 1/4 c. catsup
• 1/2 c. honey
• 1/4 c. orange juice, freshly squeezed
• Zest of 1 orange
• 8 kumquats, sliced
• 2 T. white vinegar
• 1 T. chives
• 1 T. red pepper flakes
• 1 T. sliced almonds

Preparation

Step 1

Slice chicken into bite-sized pieces. Dip chicken pieces in egg mixture, coat in cornstarch, then dip again in egg mixture. Fry in oil heated over a medium or medium-high stove, until lightly browned on both sides. Remove and allow to cool on a paper towel before transferring to a cookie sheet. To cook, make sure chicken pieces are in a single layer on cookie sheet, coat with orange-kumquat glaze and bake according to directions below.

In a medium saucepan, combine soy sauce, catsup, honey, orange juice and zest, kumquats, chives and red pepper flakes. Stir together over medium heat and bring just to a boil. Drizzle sauce over prepared chicken. Bake in an oven preheated to 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes, stirring often to coat the chicken with the glaze. Remove from oven when glaze is no longer puddled around the chicken, it should be sticky and fully coating the chicken. Garnish with chives or chopped scallions, red pepper flakes, kumquat sliced and sliced almonds. Serve immediately over rice, or with $2 Chinese Noodles (recipe arriving Wednesday right here on Cheeky Kitchen).