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Chinese Orange Chicken

Chinese Orange Chicken that is way better than take-out!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Asian

Ingredients

Chicken:
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into bite-size pieces
  • 3 eggs whisked
  • 1/3 cup cornstarch
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • salt
  • oil for frying
Orange Chicken Sauce:
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar or White Vinegar
  • 2 Tablespoons soy sauce use tamari for a gluten-free dish
  • 1/4 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder or 2 garlic cloves, finely diced
  • 1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes
  • orange zest from 1 orange
  • 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
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Garnish:
  • green onions
  • orange zest

Instructions

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  1. To make orange sauce:
  2. In a medium pot, add orange juice, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and red chili flakes. Heat for 3 minutes.
  3. In a small bowl, whisk 1 Tablespoon of cornstarch with 2 Tablespoons of water to form a paste. Add to orange sauce and whisk together. Continue to cook for 5 minutes, until the mixture begins to thicken. Once the sauce is thickened, remove from heat and add orange zest.
  4. To make chicken:
  5. Place flour and cornstarch in a shallow dish or pie plate. Add a generous pinch of salt. Stir.
  6. Whisk eggs in shallow dish.
  7. Dip chicken pieces in egg mixture and then flour mixture. Place on plate.
  8. Heat 2 -3 inches of oil in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Using a thermometer, watch for it to reach 350 degrees.
  9. Working in batches, cook several chicken pieces at a time. Cook for 2 - 3 minutes, turning often until golden brown. Place chicken on a paper-towel-lined plate. Repeat.
  10. Toss chicken with orange sauce. You may reserve some of the sauce to place on rice. Serve it with a sprinkling of green onion and orange zest, if so desired.