My Orange Chicken

Name: My Orange Chicken
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4-5 boneless chicken thighs or chicken breasts; 1/4 cup flour; 1 tbsp corn starch; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp onion powder; 1/2 tsp ginger powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp paprika; Canola oil for frying; 3/4 cup orange juice (I used 3 Oranges); 1 1/2 tbsp corn starch; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 1 1/2 tbsp rice vinegar; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 1/2 tsp grated ginger; 1/2 tbsp minced garlic; 1/2 tsp black pepper; Red pepper flakes (optional); Sesame seeds for topping (optional); 1 orange (zested)

Lauren @LaurenCooks

Claremore, Oklahoma

Easy and simply delicious, so sticky Orange Chicken just like from restaurant! Better than takeout in terms of being under budget and homemade.

Lauren @LaurenCooks

Claremore, Oklahoma

Easy and simply delicious, so sticky Orange Chicken just like from restaurant! Better than takeout in terms of being under budget and homemade.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 people

4-5boneless chicken thighs or chicken breasts
1/4 cupflour
1 tbspcorn starch
1 tspblack pepper
1 tsponion powder
1/2 tspginger powder
1/2 tspsalt
1 tsppaprika
Canola oil for frying
Orange Chicken Sauce
3/4 cuporange juice (I used 3 Oranges)
1 1/2 tbspcorn starch
2 tbspvegetable oil
3 tbspsoy sauce
1 1/2 tbsprice vinegar
2 tbspbrown sugar
1/2 tspgrated ginger
1/2 tbspminced garlic
1/2 tspblack pepper
Red pepper flakes (optional)
Sesame seeds for topping (optional)
1orange (zested)

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Dice the chicken into 1/2 inch pieces and place in a bowl. Add in the flour, corn starch, salt, black pepper, onion powder, paprika, and ginger powder to coat the chicken.
2

In a deep drying pan, bring the oil to medium-high heat. Fry the chicken until golden brown. Takes about 2-3 minutes.
3

Meanwhile, whisk all the sauce ingredients and a bowl. Transfer to a hot skillet or frying pan and cook on low-heat, simmering until the sauce thickens up.
4

Transfer the fried chicken to the sauce and mix to coat well. Let the sauce and chicken simmer together for 1-2 minutes and then remove from heat.
5

Serve with white rice. Garnish with toasted sesame seeds and chopped green onions. (optional)

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Lauren @LaurenCooks

on February 20, 2021 23:42

Claremore, Oklahoma

So if you didn't know this already, we Southerners are pretty set in our ways when it comes to cooking certain dishes.We also don't measure seasonings. We just sprinkle and shake till the spirits of our ancestors whisper "stop my child."☆𝑪𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒂 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒕 𝑬𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒓.Cooking is love made edible.Reasons why I love cooking:1. It's delicious.2. It's fun.3. Healthier living.4. Gets me out of my own head for a little bit and calms my mind.5. Trying new things.6. Making up my own recipes.7. I get to share my recipes with others.8. Making memories.9. It's a continuous learning process.10. Cheaper than eating out.11. It saves the expenses.12. Makes me a happier person.13. Boosts my confidence.14. It's fun to mess with different ingredients.15. Makes me more creative.16. Getting those praises and comments makes it all worth it.17. I'm half Italian and Irish. So yes, cooking is in my blood.18. I'm from the South and I love to cook!▶️𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝.👩‍🍳😁✌➡️𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫!🏈☝️❤