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Chinese Orange Chicken (better than take out)
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
45 mins
 
Author: Dianne
Ingredients
Chicken
  • 12 Boneless Chicken Thighs or 6-8 breasts
  • 1-1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 cup Cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup Flour
Sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. Oil or Olive Oil
  • 1 Tbsp. Garlic minced
  • 1 tsp. Ginger minced
  • 1/3 cup Sugar
  • 1/3 cup Brown Sugar
  • 3/4 cup Orange Juice
  • 2 Tbsp. Apple Cider Vinegar or Apple Cider Vinegar as substitute
  • 3 Tbsp. Soy Sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. Orange Zest
  • 2 Tbsp. Cornstarch diluted in 3Tbsp. Water
  • 2 tsp. Sesame Oil
Instructions
Chicken
  1. Clean chicken, cut off fatty pieces. Cut into bite size pieces.

  2. Add salt and the egg. Stir to combine. Place in a large covered seasoning bowl in the fridge until ready to fry.

  3. When ready to fry, heat a deep pot on medium heat for a few minutes add oil until hot. Combine the cornstarch & flour and sprinkle over all chicken pieces.

  4. When hot, add a few pieces of chicken at a time about 1" apart and fry about 2 minutes on each side or golden brown. Place on a papertowel lined plate. Continue until all chicken cooked.

Sauce
  1. Add oil and sesame oil to a small saucepan. Heat on med-low heat. Add garlic & ginger, sautee for about 1 minute. Add the rest of sauce ingredients except diluted cornstarch. Keep stirring and bring to a boil. Add cornstarch mixture and stir 1-2 minutes until thickens. Add a little more cornstarch if needed until desired thickness.

  2. When ready to serve, dip chicken in sauce. May be garnished with scallions or sesame seeds

Recipe Notes

**Serves well with rice or stir fry Chinese style vegetables.