Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, orange chicken. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
All in all, fantastic variance on the Orange Chicken recipe. I've made it twice already and followed suggestions from others like using less cornstarch and subbing pineapple juice for some of the water, also added a little sriracha for a kick and it turned out very flavorful. For the sauce: Meanwhile, put the orange juice, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, sesame oil, salt, crushed red pepper, garlic and.
Orange Chicken is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Orange Chicken is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook orange chicken using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Orange Chicken:
- Prepare 2 tbsp cornstarch
- Make ready 1 tbsp garlic powder
- Get 1 1/2 lb chicken breasts, cut into strips
- Get 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- Make ready 1/3 cup soy sauce
- Make ready 1/4 cup water
- Prepare 1/4 cup orange juice
- Take 2 tbsp brown sugar
- Prepare 1 tsp ginger
- Prepare 1 tbsp cornstarch
- Take 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- Make ready 1/3 cup orange marmalade
In this case, the sauce is a mix of soy sauce, water, and orange juice, plus some cornstarch thickener to make the sauce just thick enough to coat the chicken. Now, for orange chicken (and other similar sticky chicken dishes), the coating for the chicken is key! I do the back-and-forth-between-the-two-halves-of-the-shell thing, but you can separate the whites however your heart, soul, or family tradition dictates. This Orange Chicken is about to become one of your weeknight favorites.
Instructions to make Orange Chicken:
- In a large bowl combine cornstarch and garlic powder; toss chicken in the mixture.
- In a separate bowl combine soy sauce, water, orange juice, brown sugar, ginger, cornstarch and red pepper flakes. Set aside.
- In a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat, stir fry chicken in vegetable oil until golden brown, about 7 to 10 minutes.
- Pour in prepared sauce and orange marmalade. Simmer until sauce is thickened about 10 minutes. Serve with white or brown rice.
Our version of the Chinese-American staple is pan fried, which saves you time and energy instead of deep frying. The key to the best orange chicken lies in, not surprisingly, the orange sauce. The ingredients are easy to find. It calls for orange juice, orange zest, soy sauce, sugar, apple cider vinegar and chili sauce. This Chinese Orange Chicken is made with boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces, dredged, and then fried until golden and crispy.
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