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One time on Usenet, zxcvbob ) said:
> J.J. in WA wrote:

> > I found this recipe on the web somewhere, and wanted to try it, but need
> > some assistance -- I plan to replace the onion and garlic powders with
> > their raw counterparts, but chili powder? That just doesn't sound good,
> > and I notice that they don't even mention it in the instructions. What
> > do you guys think? TIA! :-)
> >
> > Easy Orange Chicken #1

<snip recipe>

> Leave out all the spices.
> Add some chile garlic paste (available at Oriental market. The kind I
> like is oily) and large curls of orange zest right before you add the
> orange juice. Add hoisin sauce and oyster sauce to make a thin brown gravy.
>
> Oyster sauce is the secret ingredient for this style of Asian cooking.
> It especially goes well with beef.

The chile garlic paste sounds good! I've never had hoisin or oyster
sauce though. I'll think about it and post a full recipe when I decide
what to do. Thanks for the suggestions, Bob!


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