A better orange chicken than you’ve ever had! It’s full of fresh orange flavor and there’s no jarred orange marmalade or corn syrup. Perfection and the most amazing, sweet, and sticky orange sauce coats them. Talk about delicious, incredible food for comfort!
You get bite-sized chicken pieces that are fried to the perfection of golden brown and are coated in the most amazing, sweet, and sticky sauce. Talk about delicious, incredible food for comfort! This chicken is a super popular classic Chinese take-out dish that is, and for perfect reasons, super popular here in the USA. It’s an irresistible sweet and tangy orange sauce coated with battered and fried pieces of chicken, just too perfect!
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The secrets in the sauce
It is actually this orange sauce that makes this recipe so perfect! It’s a delicious blend of zest and fresh orange juice, plus chicken broth, so why use water? And then you get a sweet, salty, and sour blend of sugar, soy sauce, and vinegar, too, and then you get another layer of fresh ginger, garlic, and onion flavor.
Can I Use Honey for Sugar?
You can try swapping half of the sugar with honey for another delicious alternative to make it just a little healthier. I just don’t suggest using all the honey, or it will make the flavor too strong.
Chinese Orange Chicken
A better orange chicken than you’ve ever had! It’s full of fresh orange flavor and there’s no jarred orange marmalade or corn syrup. Perfection and the most amazing, sweet, and sticky orange sauce coats them. Talk about delicious, incredible food for comfort!
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: Orange Chicken
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 5
Calories: 608 kcal
Ingredients
1 1/2 lbs of boneless skinless chicken breasts, and cut into 1-1 1/2-inch piece
1 cup of low-sodium chicken broth
1 tbsp of finely grated orange zest, zest of 1 1/2 fairly large orange.
1/2 cup of freshly squeezed orange juice
1/3 cup of white vinegar
1/4 cup of soy sauce
1/2 cup of granulated sugar
1/4 tsp of dried ginger
2 Tbsp of grated yellow onion (Add some of the juices when measuring)
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
1 tsp of Sriracha hot sauce (optional)
Freshly ground black or white pepper, to taste
1 1/4 cups + 2 Tbsp of cornstarch
2 Tbsp of cold water
2 large eggs
vegetable or peanut oil, for frying
Chopped sesame seeds and green onions for garnish (optional)
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