Orange Chicken

The ultimate Chinese Orange Chicken made with crispy chicken in a delicious orange sauce. Don't forget to check out my step by step photos and tips above!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Chinese

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Servings servings

Calories 370kcal

Author John Kanell

Ingredients

Chicken:

4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts cut into bite-size pieces
2 Eggs
1/2 cup Cornstarch
1/2 cup Flour
Oil for frying

Orange Chicken Sauce:

1 cup Orange Juice fresh
1/2 cup Sugar
¼ cup Rice Vinegar or White Vinegar
3 tbsp Soy Sauce use tamari for a gluten-free dish
1/2 teaspoon Ginger
1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder or 2 garlic cloves finely diced
1/2 teaspoon Red Chili Flakes
1 tsp sesame oil
Orange Zest from 2 oranges
1 Tablespoon Cornstarch

Garnish:

Green Onions chopped

Instructions

For the sauce:

Mix all the ingredients for the sauce except the corn starch in a bowl and set aside. Mix the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water or orange juice in a small bowl and set aside.
Pour the sauce into a large skillet and place over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Once the sauce is bubbling, stir in the cornstarch slurry and continue cooking until thickened about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside until the chicken is fried.

For the chicken

Fill a Dutch oven or large skillet with about an inch of oil then place over medium high heat. Monitor temp with a thermometer, you'll want it to be 350F when you start frying.
Crack eggs into a bowl and whisk together and mix the chicken pieces in the egg.
Whisk the flour and cornstarch together in a large bowl. Dredge the chicken pieces in the flour mixture and set aside on a plate or paper towels.
Fry the chicken in batches. Cook until golden brown (2-3 minutes) then flip over and fry on the other side. Once golden transfer to a plate lined with paper and continue frying the remaining chicken in batches. Keep the orange sauce warm on a low heat while frying the chicken.
Add the fried chicken to the warmed orange sauce and toss to cover then sprinkle with green onion and serve over rice.

Video

Notes

To save time, I like to warm the orange sauce up while I'm frying the chicken.
If you want to make the sauce spicy you can add fresh chili or red chili flakes to taste.
You can use store-bought orange juice instead of freshly squeezed but don't skip that orange zest and make sure it's 100% orange fruit juice and not from concentrate.
Leftovers will keep well for 3-4 days or can be frozen.

Nutrition

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