Hot and Spicy Mandarin Orange Chicken - Healthy World Cuisine

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns (dried and crushed or more if you desire)
• 1 pound chicken breast or tenderloins (boneless and skinless sliced thinly)
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon sugar or sugar alternative (or sweetener of choice )
• 1 inch ginger (knob freshly grated or 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger)
• 3 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)
• 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine (or a dry sherry - optional)
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce (or tamari for gluten free)
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• white pepper (to taste or about 1/8 teaspoon)
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons sugar or sugar alternative (adjust amount depending on how sweet or sour your oranges are.)
• 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine (or dry sherry - optional)
• 1 teaspoon vinegar (apple cider vinegar)
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce (or tamari for gluten-free)
• 1 teaspoon spicy black bean sauce (or spicy garlic sauce if desired)
• 2 teaspoons mandarin orange zest (or orange zest)
• 9 tablespoons mandarin orange juice (or orange juice)
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 to 2 whole green onions (chopped)
• Slices of mandarin oranges (optional)
• cooked rice (as desired - optional )