Orange Chicken with Scallions

Ingredients

• 1 large navel orange
• 3 to 4 Tbs. canola or peanut oil
• ¹/₃ cup cornstarch
• 2 large egg whites
• 2 tsp. light brown sugar
• 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
• ¹/₈ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
• + 4 more ingredients
• • ¾ tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 Tbs. soy sauce
  • 4 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced (keep whites and greens separate)
  • 1 Tbs. rice vinegar

Using a vegetable peeler, shave the zest from the orange in long, wide strips. If necessary, remove any large patches of bitter white pith from the zest strips with a paring knife. Juice the orange into a small bowl and mix with the soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, and red pepper flakes. Sp...

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