Simple and Easy Homemade Orange Chicken | How to Make Orange Chicken

Crispy Orange chicken garnished with spring onions and toasted sesame seeds served over a bed of steamed rice.

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Simple and Easy Homemade Orange Chicken | How to Make Orange Chicken

Orange Chicken is the best and easy chicken side dish or appetizer for any dinner party. Crispy fried chicken thighs are tossed in flavorful and finger-licking homemade orange sauce.

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Marination30

Total Time1 10

Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Entree, Lunch, Side Dish

Cuisine: American, Asian, Chinese

Servings: people

Calories: 519kcal

Author: Kushi

Ingredients

Orange Chicken Marination

400 g Chicken thighs 4 medium boneless chicken thighs chopped to 1 inch thick pieces
1 teaspoon Black pepper powder
¼ cup Orange juice, freshly squeezed approximate one orange
1 teaspoon Salt
2 Eggs
1 cup Corn starch
Oil for frying

For the Orange Sauce

2 tablespoon Oil
2 tablespoon Garlic cloves finely chopped
1 tablespoon Ginger finely chopped
½ cup Brown sugar packed, check tips
½ cup Orange juice freshly squeezed - approximate two oranges
1 tablespoon Orange zest
1 tablespoon Honey optional
4 tablespoon Soy sauce
2 tablespoon Vinegar
1 teaspoon Red chile powder or Cayenne powder optional - check tips
1 tablespoon Corn starch
1 tablespoon Water
2 tablespoon Green onions chopped, for garnish
2 tablespoon Sesame seeds roasted, for garnish, optional
½ teaspoon Salt optional

Instructions

For the chicken Marination

In a large bowl, add chopped chicken thighs, salt, black pepper powder, and ¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice and mix well. Keep this is refrigerator for 30 minutes.
400 g Chicken thighs, 1 teaspoon Black pepper powder, 1 teaspoon Salt, ¼ cup Orange juice, freshly squeezed

Double Fry Chicken thighs

In a frying pan on medium high heat, add two cups of oil and let it come to temperature.
Oil
Meanwhile, in a bowl crack in two eggs and whish until light yellow.
2 Eggs
To this add a cup of corn starch and continue whisking until there are no lumps, and the batter is smooth and shiny, about 3 minutes.
1 cup Corn starch
To this add marinated chicken and mix until all the chicken pieces are coated.
Fry the chicken for the first time for 4 to 5 minutes in two or three batches. The fried batter will look pale yellow, but that is okay.
Rest the fried chicken for at least 10 minutes before frying them again in two batches for the second time. The frying time will be about 5 minutes per batch, or until the chicken is golden brown and crispy. Remove from oil and drain on paper towels.

For Orange Sauce

In a large pan or wok on medium heat, add oil and finely chopped ginger and garlic and saute until it is fragrant, about 2 minutes.
2 tablespoon Oil, 1 tablespoon Ginger, 2 tablespoon Garlic cloves
Add freshly squeezed orange juice, zest, brown sugar, honey, and simmer for 5 minutes.
½ cup Brown sugar, ½ cup Orange juice, 1 tablespoon Orange zest, 1 tablespoon Honey
To this, add soy sauce, vinegar, chilli powder, salt, corn starch slurry (mix 1 tablespoon of corn starch with 1 tablespoon of water), and mix well. Reduce the heat to medium low and continue to simmer until the sauce has thickened.
4 tablespoon Soy sauce, 2 tablespoon Vinegar, 1 teaspoon Red chile powder or Cayenne powder, 1 tablespoon Corn starch, ½ teaspoon Salt, 1 tablespoon Water
Add double fried chicken thighs into this thickned sauce and toss until well coated.
Your dish is now ready. Garnish with toasted sesame seeds and chopped green onions, and serve. Enjoy.
2 tablespoon Green onions, 2 tablespoon Sesame seeds

Notes

You can use red pepper flakes instead of chile powder.
You can add orange zest, about 1 tsp, to marinade for fresh flavor if desired.
Brown sugar can be substituted with fine sugar.
Please go through this post above to check how to make ahead or freezer orange chicken and then reheat the same.

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