Orange Chicken

Skip the takeout and make the best Orange Chicken recipe at home! With a sticky sauce made with fresh orange flavor, it can’t be beat.

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Orange Chicken

Skip the takeout and make the best Orange Chicken recipe at home! With a sticky sauce made with fresh orange flavor, it can’t be beat.

Ingredients :
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into bite-size pieces
  • 2 eggs whisked
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • Sauce
  • zest of one orange about 1 teaspoon
  • juice of one orange about 1/4 cup
  • 3 tablespoon honey
  • 3 tablespoons rice Vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons hoisin Sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 2 garlic cloves finely diced
Directions :

  1. Cut the chicken into small bite pieces.

  2. Combine the flour, cornstarch, and salt in a shallow dish; in another bowl, whisk in eggs.

  3. Take each piece of the chicken and dip it into the egg mixture, then transfer it to the flour mixture.

  4. Repeat until you have all the pieces of the chicken well covered with the flour mixture.

  5. In a wok or a large saucepan, add the oil over medium-high heat; once hot, add the chicken and cook until the chicken is all cooked and no longer pink on the inside.

  6. Remove the chicken from the wok and reserve.

  7. In the same wok, add all the sauce ingredients and mix to combine everything. Cook until the sauce has thickened.

  8. Reduce heat and add the chicken back to the wok with the sauce.

  9. Continue cooking and stir until the chicken is well covered with the sauce.

  10. Turn off the heat and sprinkle with green onion and sesame seeds

  11. Serve hot on rice if desired

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