Orange Chicken Experiment

I've been wanting to try making orange chicken for a while but haven't get around to do it. It's always haunt me how to get it right, the right combination of ingredients, etc. Finally, I decide to make one and see how it turns out. Well, I have to say it's not bad! Next time around, I will probably add a lil bit more orange juice and honey. As for the chicken, it's suppose to be cubed, but my maid minced it without asking me so minced it is.

Orange Chicken

3/4 cup orange juice (About 2 Navel oranges)
1/2 cup chicken stock
1/2 tsp orange zest (optional)
2 tsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp honey (i use manuka honey)
1/4 tsp mustard powder
2 deboned chicken thigh, cubed
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 small onion, minced
1 1/2 tbsp ginger, finely minced

1. In a heavy bottomed saucepan, mix orange juice, half of chicken stock, orange zest, honey, mustard powder and soy sauce. Cook over low heat until it reduced to half. Strain and put it aside.
2. On low heat, sautee onion until translucent, add minced ginger and sautee until fragrant and last, add garlic and sautee for about 30 seconds.
3.  Once the garlic is cooked, add chicken cubes and orange sauce immediately. Let it cook for about 1 minute, then add the other half of chicken stock. Once the chicken is done, let it simmer until the sauce thicken.
4. Let it cool, serve with plain white rice.