Orange chicken is a popular Chinese-American dish that features crispy fried chicken tossed in a tangy, sweet orange sauce. This homemade orange chicken is easy to make and better than your favorite chinese take-out.
Course dinner
Cuisine Chinese
Keyword breaded chicken recipe, chicken, chinese food, rice
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Frying Time 8 minutesminutes
Total Time 33 minutesminutes
Servings 9
Calories 434kcal
Author Ashlee Marie
Ingredients
BREADED CHICKEN BITES
2lbsskinless chicken breasts or chicken thighs
salt and pepper to taste
1 1/2Ccornstarch
3eggs beaten
1/2Coil
ORANGE CHICKEN SAUCE
2tspoil
2tspfresh gingergrated
2Tbspfresh garlicminced
1Cfresh orange juice
1/4Cregular soy sauce
1/2Cbrown sugar
2Tbsprice vinegar
1tspsesame oil
1/2tspcrushed red pepper flakes(optional for spice)
2tsporange zest
1/4Cwater
2Tbspcornstarch
Instructions
BREADED CRISPY CHICKEN BITES
heat the oil in a large skillet or saute pan on medium-high heat
Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces and season with salt and pepper
sprinkle half the cornstarch into a bag and add the chicken, sprinkle the rest of the corn starch over and shake the bag, completely coating the chicken
shake off the excess cornstarch and dip into the egg, then add to the skillet, fry and flip, cooking all sides to a nice golden brown, about 8-10 mins
let drain on a cooling rack over paper towels on a baking sheet.
ORANGE CHICKEN SAUCE
in a saucepan heat the oil and add the garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant
add everything but the water and cornstarch and bring to a simmer
in a small bowl whisk together the water and cornstarch to create a slurry
add the slurry to the saucepan and cook until the sauce has thickened
add the chicken and stir to coat
serve over rice, top with Green onions and/or sesame seeds