Orange Chicken (Better Than Take-out!)

Name: Orange Chicken (Better Than Take-out!)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 1 lb chicken thigh (cut into 1" pieces); 2 cloves garlic (grated); 1 tbsp ginger (grated); 2 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 tbsp shaoxing wine; 1/2 tsp white pepper; 1 tbsp sesame oil; orange zest (of 1/2 orange); 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup cornstarch; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp kosher salt; 1 tsp white pepper; 3 cups neutral oil (for frying; I used avocado oil); 1/4 cup light soy sauce; 1/4 cup orange juice; 3 tbsp brown sugar; 1/4 cup chicken stock (sub water); orange zest (other 1/2 orange); 2 cloves garlic (chopped); 1 tbsp ginger (minced); 1/2 tbsp crushed red pepper; 2 tbsp distilled white vinegar; 1 tbsp cornstarch; 1/4 cup water

8 steps

Prep:30minCook:15min

Updated at: Sun, 07 Apr 2024 00:46:53 GMT

Ingredients

4 servings

1 lbchicken thigh

cut into 1" pieces

2cloves garlic

grated

1 Tbspginger grated

2 Tbsplight soy sauce

1 Tbspshaoxing wine

½ tspwhite pepper

1 Tbspsesame oil

1orange zest

/2 orange

½ cupall-purpose flour

½ cupcornstarch

½ tspbaking powder

1 tspkosher salt

1 tspwhite pepper

3 cupsneutral oil

for frying, I used avocado oil

¼ cuplight soy sauce

¼ cuporange juice

3 Tbspbrown sugar

¼ cupchicken stock

1 Tbspginger minced

½ Tbspcrushed red pepper

2 Tbspdistilled white vinegar

1 Tbspcornstarch

¼ cupwater

Instructions

Step 1

Cut boneless, skinless chicken thigh into 1" pieces and marinate with garlic, ginger, light soy, Shaoxing wine, white pepper, sesame oil, and orange zest for 30 minutes

Step 2

For your sauce: mix together light soy, orange juice, water or stock, brown sugar, and orange zest until sugar is dissolved.

Step 3

Whisk together AP flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, and pepper. Drizzle in some of the extra chicken marinade and mix to create more craggily bits.

Step 4

Dredge your chicken and pack the coating in well.

Step 5

Fry at 350F for 4-5 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oil and set aside.

Step 6

OPTIONAL: Fry at 350F for another 1 min for extra crispiness.

Step 7

Over high heat, sauté garlic, ginger, and crushed red pepper for 15 seconds until fragrant. Immediately add in your sauce, vinegar and mix, then add your cornstarch slurry to thicken.

Step 8

Toss in your chicken and coat evenly for 30 seconds and serve immediately with rice. Enjoy!

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