Restaurant Style Orange Chicken

This orange chicken is just as tangy and delicious as your favorite take out dish and so easy to make at home.

For more easy and delicious Chinese takeout recipes, try Mongolian Beef, Sesame Chicken and a delicious Sweet and Sour Chicken

What’s your favorite mall food?  I’m not a huge fan of the mall food court, but if the kids are starving during a trip to the mall, my first choice is always the food booth with the orange chicken!

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I love taking my favorite “eating out” foods and trying to create them at home.  I have to say that this orange chicken recipe is better than the mall food court version.  The flavor is perfect, but there is less breading and more chicken.  There is nothing worse then biting into a piece of orange chicken and all you find is breading and no actual chicken! This recipe has the perfect ratio of chicken to coating.

How to Make Chinese Orange Chicken at home

• Cut chicken into bite size pieces, about 1 – 1 1/2 inches. You can use skinless, boneless chicken breasts or chicken thighs.

• Combine flour, salt and pepper into a plastic zipper bag.
• Dip chicken into beaten egg.
• Cover chicken with flour mixture.
• Heat oil in a frying pan over medium high heat.
• Cook until golden brown in hot oil. Keep oil around 350 degrees F.
• Remove from oil and place on paper towels to absorb excess oil.

Orange Chicken Sauce

While the chicken is cooking, mix up the sauce. The sauce has as a nice sweet tangyness to it.

• Combine 1 ½ cups water, lemon juice, orange juice, rice vinegar, and soy sauce In a large saucepan
• Blend well over medium heat for a few minutes.
• Stir in brown sugar, orange zest, ginger garlic, and onion. Bring to a boil.
• Combine 3 tablespoons of cornstarch with 1/4 cup of water and mix thoroughly.
• Slowly stir cornstarch mixture into sauce until it thickens.

How to Serve Orange Chicken

1. Pour sauce over cooked chicken.
2. Garnish with green onions.
3. Serve with rice.

Next time you are craving your favorite Chinese orange chicken from the mall, make it at home instead!

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Orange Chicken Recipe

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Originally posted June 4, 2010