Sunny Day Chicken | Cooking Professionally

Ingredients

• ***For the sauce:***
• 1 orange, zested, plus 3/4 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional
• ***For the chicken:***
• 2 large chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• scallions, optional, to taste, chopped, for serving
• white rice, optional, to taste, cooked and hot, for serving