Plaidophile

I was experimenting with cooking with orange juice tonight. Here's the result, which came out rather well (my dad said it tasted really good, as opposed to most of my dishes which he's said were merely good.

Finely chop some shallots and place them in a saucepan. Sweat them a little bit, then cover them with half a cup each (approximately; real cooks don't measure) of rice wine vinegar, saké, soy sauce, and orange juice. Add, say, half a cup of honey or sugar, and the grated zest from one orange, and a tablespoon or so of chili paste (sri racha or similar). Stir well while it reduces. Remove it from the heat and add ice cubes until it cools down.

Lightly coat a wok with light oil (preferrably peanut or canola) and apply heat. Stir in some cubed chicken meat. Stir fry until almost done, and add in one sliced white onion. Keep on sauéeing for a bit, then pour the sauce over it.

Bring to a boil, and add a thickening agent, such as a mixture of cold water and corn starch or gluten. Reduce the heat to a light boil and allow it to reduce until nice and thick.

Serve with white rice.