| Course | Main Dish |
|---|---|
| Cuisines | Chinese |
| Cooking Methods | Chopping, Frying, Simmering |
| Diets | Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Kid Friendly, Nut Free |
| Main categories | Comfort, Ethnic Authentic, Kid Friendly |
| Main Ingredient | Poultry |
Chinese Orange Chicken
Serves: 10
Serving Size: 6 oz
This Chinese Orange Chicken is made with boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces, dredged, and then fried until golden and crispy. The orange sauce is divine! It is a sweet orange sauce made with orange juice, vinegar, garlic, sugar, tamari, ginger, red chili flakes, and orange zest.Recipe based on Moden Honey food blog.
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ORANGE SAUCE
- 1 ½ cup orange juice
- ¾ cup sugar
- 3 tablespoon rice vinegar or white vinegar
- 3 tablespoon tamari or soy sauce if not gluten free
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder or for 10 servings 2 cloves minced
- ¾ teaspoon dried red chili flakes
- 3 tablespoon orange zest for 10 servings use one orange
- 1 ½ tablespoon corn starch
- 3 tablespoon water
CHICKEN
- 3 ½ pound boneless skinless chicken breast for 10 servings, 6 whole chicken breast. Cut into bite sized pieces.
- 5 eggs beaten
- ½ cup corn starch
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cup avocado oil for frying, add more if needed
GARNISH
- 2 stalk green onion
Instructions
FOR ORANGE SAUCE
- In a medium pot, add orange juice, sugar, rice vinegar, ginger, garlic, tamari sauce, chili flakes. Heat for 3 minutes.
- In a small bowl, whisk cornstarch with water to form a paste. Add to orange sauce and whisk together.
- Continue to cook 5 minutes or until sauce begins to thicken. Once thickened, remove from heat. Add orange zest.
FOR CHICKEN
- Place flour and cornstarch in a shallow dish and add a pinch of salt. Stir.
- Whisk eggs in a separate dish.
- Dip chicken pieces into egg mixture. Then dip chicken in flour mixture. Place on plate.
- Heat 2-3 inches of oil in a heavy bottomed pan over med-high heat. Bring oil to 350 F.
- Working in batches, cook several pieces at a time. Cook 2-3 minutes, turning often until golden brown.
- Place chicken on paper-towel lined plate to absorb extra oil. Repeat.
- Toss chicken pieces with sauce in a large bowl.
- Serve with garnish of green onions
Reheating/Serving Instructions
Serve immediately. Delicious with fried rice or stir fry veggies!
Nutrition
Calories: 371kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 183mg | Sodium: 521mg | Potassium: 714mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 293IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 2mg
Chinese Orange Chicken
$45.00 cooking fee
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