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The Homemade Orange Chicken My Family is ADDICTED to

Byamazingfoodstv


This easy-to-prepare Orange Chicken Recipe of fluffy batter fried chicken in a sweet orange sour sauce is the perfect weeknight Chinese meal for family and friends. You will love how quickly this comes together and just how flavorful it is. You may never order takeout again.

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Ingredients for this recipe:

For the Sauce:

• zest of 1 large orange
• juice of 2 large oranges, about ¾ cup total
• ¼ cup water
• 3 tablespoons Shaoxing wine
• 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 optional hand-ground mild chili or ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 finely grated garlic cloves
• 1” chunk of peeled, finely grated ginger

For the Chicken:–

• 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast cut into 1” cubes
• 2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• ¼ cup water
• 2 large eggs
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons coarse salt
• ½ teaspoon ground white pepper
• cooking oil

Serves 6

Prep time: 25 minutes

Cook time: 15 minutes

Procedures:

1. In a medium-sized bowl, add the orange zest, orange juice, water, Shaoxing wine, rice vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and optional chili flakes and mix to combine. Set it to the side.
2. Cut the chicken into roughly 1-inch cubes. Please place them in a large bowl.
3. In the bowl with the chicken, add in the Shaoxing wine, sesame oil, water, and eggs and mix until thoroughly combined.
4. Next, mix in the cornstarch, flour, salt, and white pepper until combined. It should be a wet batter like Tempura.
5. Add about 1 cup or so of cooking oil to a large wok or non-stick skillet and heat over medium heat until it reaches 350°.
6. Place in individual battered chicken pieces at a time until the pan is full without getting the chicken to close to one another to avoid clumping.
7. Cook the chicken for 1 minute before using a slotted spoon to move the chicken pieces around and cook for a further 2 to 3 minutes or until lightly browned and cooked throughout.
8. Repeat the process by cooking the chicken in batches and draining on a plate with paper towels.
9. Once the chicken is done, drain all but about 1 tablespoon of the cooking oil, and over low to medium heat, add in the garlic and ginger and stir-fry for 30 to 45 seconds or just until fragrant.
10. Pour in the orange sauce and turn the heat to medium.
11. Once the sauce begins to gently bubble add the slurry 1 to 2 teaspoons at a time until it becomes silky and thick.
12. Place in the cooked fried chicken and toss until coated.
13. Serve the orange chicken with an optional garnish of sesame seeds.

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32 Comments

  1. Hello…I'm sort of new to cooking, and have a question….after you've cooked all the chicken, the leftover flour/cornstarch mixture, is that the "slurry"? AND its added to sauce at the end to make it a little thicker? Like I said, I'm a beginner, maybe add to the cooking instructions to "set leftover mixture aside". I can see myself just tossing this bowl in the sink after chicken is cooked, thinking it's not needed, because it doesn't say. I apologize for just throwing this out,(the suggestion, not the slurry) this is why a recipe should be read through before cooking…thanks so much.
    Ok…edit…I've made this today, thinking the leftover mix of chicken is slurry….it came out so good! Awesome recipe…going to see what else you have that's awesome (probably everything, right) 😊

  15. I haven't even started watching but did you velvet the chicken? A little bit of cornstarch and some water soak your chicken bits in it for like 15 minutes max then you coat it and cook it and your chicken will be so juicy and so delicious oh wait I think you add it's not cornstarch and water it's baking soda and water then you toss the chicken that after its rinsed and everything in cornstarch thin layer of cornstarch then you can do the dipping and cooking

  16. Looks fantastic. One word of advice/warning – after crushing up the pepper between your fingers, WASH YOUR HANDS!!!! There are two types of people in this world; people who have touched their eyes after doing so and those who will at some time do so. Speaking from personal and painful (but very humorous) experience. Thanks so much!

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