🍽️ Chinese-American

Orange Chicken

Name: Orange Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese-American
Ingredients: 600 g cubed Chicken; 1 tsp Salt; 3 cloves minced Garlic; for serving Rice; 1 Eggs; 3 tbsp Soy Sauce; 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp Cornstarch; 1/4 cup Sugar; 2 tbsp Rice Vinegar; for frying Neutral Oil; 1 juiced + zest Orange

🍽️ Chinese-American

Crispy fried chicken bites in a sticky sweet-tart orange glaze — the mall food-court legend, homemade and louder.

Prep 20 min Cook 20 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Chicken600 g cubed
Salt1 tsp
Garlic3 cloves minced
Ricefor serving
Eggs1
Soy Sauce3 tbsp
Cornstarch1/2 cup + 1 tbsp
Sugar1/4 cup
Rice Vinegar2 tbsp
Neutral Oilfor frying
Orange1 juiced + zest

Optional extras

Spring Onions2, sliced
Broccoli2 cups steamed
Chili Flakes1/2 tsp

Instructions

1
Cube chicken; toss with salt, egg and cornstarch.
2
Fry in hot oil until golden and crisp; drain.
3
Simmer orange zest/juice, soy, sugar, rice vinegar, garlic and chili flakes into a glossy sauce; thicken with cornstarch slurry.
4
Toss chicken in the sauce until lacquered.
5
Serve over rice with broccoli.

Chef's tip

Sauce the chicken right before serving so the crust stays crunchy.

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Watch how it's made

Video: 🤤 Dad's ADDICTIVE Orange Chicken (鮮橙雞柳)! · on YouTube