Orange Chicken
This recipe comes together fairly quickly and it’s better than my local takeout options. I have also used chicken tenders and it turns out just as good. We use a deep fryer, which makes frying the chicken super easy, but you can also use a cast iron pan or Dutch oven to fry. The batter is super light and the sauce coats well. We have used a wok but it’s really not needed. We like to use a brown paper bag for the final flour mixture coating. It makes easy cleanup to toss and easy to coat because you can just shake the bag. If I don’t have a brown paper bag available, I just use a large plastic storage bag or large bowl.
Orange Chicken
Ingredients
Sauce
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 3/4 cups fresh orange juice from 2 large oranges
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons sherry wine
- 3 tablespoons wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
Chicken
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt divided
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- peanut oil
- green parts of green onion sliced optional
Instructions
Sauce
- Add all sauce ingredients to a sauce pan. Heat sauce on stove over medium heat. Cook until warmed and starts to thicken.
- Once all chicken is fried, add to sauce in pan and cook until warm and chicken is well coated.
- Serve over white rice and sprinkle with optional green onion pieces
CHICKEN
- Add peanut oil to fryer and set temperature to 350°F.
- In a bowl add ½ tsp salt and eggs. Add chicken to bowl and coat well.
- In a brown paper bag add flour, cornstarch, pepper and remaining teaspoon salt.
- Add chicken to bag and shake well until all chicken is coated. Might have to coat in 2 batches.
- Add chicken in batches to heated oil and cook for 4 to 6 minutes, until golden in color.
- Transfer cooked chicken on paper towels and let drain until all chicken pieces are fried.