Orange chicken
Orange chicken, from above
Non vegUnited States

Orange chicken

Crispy chicken in a sticky, zesty orange glaze. The takeaway order nobody shares.

40 minTime
37 gProtein each
mildSpice
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Grandma's wayCrispy chicken in a sticky orange glaze.
The original
408kcalsame
37 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
40minutessame

Orange chicken.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Chicken, boneless600 g boneless thigh or breast, cubed
Egg1
Cornflour (cornstarch)⅓ cup
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp
Orange2 oranges, zest and juice
Soy sauce1½ tbsp
Sugar3 tbsp
Vinegar1 tbsp
Garlic2 cloves
Ginger1.5 cm
Dried red chilli2, broken
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)2, sliced
Sesame seeds1 tsp
Salta pinch

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Toss the chicken with egg and salt, then dredge in most of the cornflour.
  2. 2Shallow fry in the oil, or air fry at 200°C, until crisp and golden and cooked through with no pink remaining.
  3. 3In a pan, simmer the orange juice and zest, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, garlic, ginger and chillies. Thicken with the remaining cornflour mixed with water.
  4. 4Toss the chicken in the glaze off the heat and top with spring onion and sesame.
Serve it like this

Pile over steamed rice in bowls, scatter spring onion and sesame, with broccoli on the side.

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What goes with Orange chicken: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Egg fried rice20 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
On the side Stir fried bok choy with garlic10 min
On the side Hot and sour soup30 min
To drink Strawberry lemonade12 min
Something sweet Apple pie150 min
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