Orange Chicken
Orange Chicken is a delicious Chinese dish with a tasty orange sauce. This homemade recipe is better than the stuff you can get from Panda Express.
Servings: 4 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup Orange Juice
- 3/4 cup Sugar
- 3 tbsp Rice Vinegar
- 3 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 tbsp minced Garlic
- 3/4 tsp Red Chili Flakes
- 1/2 tsp minced Ginger
- 9 tbsp Cornstarch divided
- 1/3 cup Flour
- 2 Eggs whisked
- 3 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts cut into small pieces
- Oil for frying
- 2 Green Onions sliced (optional)
Instructions
- Combine orange juice, sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, chili flakes and ginger in a medium pan.
- Cook over medium high heat for 3 minutes.
- In a bowl combine 3 tablespoons cornstarch and 3 tablespoons water and mix together to make a slurry.
- Add to the sauce and whisk to incorporate.
- Cook until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and set aside.
- Combine remaining cornstarch and flour in a shallow dish and stir. Set aside.
- Whisk eggs in small bowl.
- Dip chicken pieces in egg wash and shake off excess liquid.
- Dip in flour/cornstarch mixture and gently shake off excess.
- Place on plate.
- Heat several inches of oil in skillet over medium high heat to about 350.
- Cook several pieces of chicken, turning frequently until golden brown (about 3 minutes).
- Place chicken on a plate lined with paper towels. Repeat.
- Add chicken back to pan over low heat.
- Add orange sauce and toss chicken to coat. Heat for 8 minutes until warmed through.
- Serve over rice and garnish with green onion, if desired.
Nutrition
Calories: 441kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 136mg | Sodium: 895mg | Potassium: 601mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 46g | Vitamin A: 501IU | Vitamin C: 50mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 2mg