Orange Chicken

The recipe Orange Chicken can be made in about 45 minutes. One serving contains 312 calories, 25g of protein, and 6g of fat. This recipe serves 6 and costs $1.32 per serving. This recipe is liked by 410 foodies and cooks. Head to the store and pick up orange juice, soy sauce, cornstarch, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Alaska from Scratch. It works well as a main course. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. Overall, this recipe earns a pretty good spoonacular score of 65%. Similar recipes include Mandarin Orange Chicken Salad with Creamy Orange Vanilla Yogurt Dressing, Orange chicken (a.k.a. chicken with orange sauce), and I Ain't Chicken Chicken: Crispy Roasted Chicken Breasts with Orange and Cardamom.

Servings: 6

 

Ingredients:

1/2c brown sugar

5 chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch pieces

2T cornstarch

2 eggs, beaten

1c flour

1/2t fresh ginger, minced (or grated)

1 garlic clove, chopped

sliced green onions, for serving

2T freshly squeezed lemon juice

oil for frying (I used canola)

1/4c freshly squeezed orange juice

1T orange zest

1/4t red pepper flakes (or more if you like it hot)

1/4c rice wine vinegar

2t seasoning salt

2T soy sauce

2T cold water

Equipment:

sauce pan

bowl

whisk

dutch oven

slotted spoon

paper towels

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Combine all the ingredients except cornstarch and cold water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. In a small bowl stir together cold water and cornstarch with a fork, breaking up any clumps. Pour cornstarch mixture into boiling sauce and whisk until thickened. Keep sauce warm over low heat while you make the chicken. Pour about 1 inch of oil into the bottom of a dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add beaten eggs to a large bowl and add chicken pieces. Coat well. In another bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, and seasoning salt. Working in batches, take chicken from the egg mixture and coat in the flour mixture. Place chicken pieces into the hot oil, being careful not to overcrowd the pan. Fry the chicken until golden and crispy on the both sides and cooked through. Using a slotted spoon, remove fried chicken to paper towels to drain. Repeat with remaining batches of chicken until all the chicken is fried and drained. Pour the hot orange sauce over the fried chicken and stir to coat. Top with sliced green onions and serve promptly over steamed rice.

 

Step by step:


1. Combine all the ingredients except cornstarch and cold water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. In a small bowl stir together cold water and cornstarch with a fork, breaking up any clumps.

2. Pour cornstarch mixture into boiling sauce and whisk until thickened. Keep sauce warm over low heat while you make the chicken.

3. Pour about 1 inch of oil into the bottom of a dutch oven over medium-high heat.

4. Add beaten eggs to a large bowl and add chicken pieces. Coat well. In another bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, and seasoning salt. Working in batches, take chicken from the egg mixture and coat in the flour mixture.

5. Place chicken pieces into the hot oil, being careful not to overcrowd the pan. Fry the chicken until golden and crispy on the both sides and cooked through. Using a slotted spoon, remove fried chicken to paper towels to drain. Repeat with remaining batches of chicken until all the chicken is fried and drained.

6. Pour the hot orange sauce over the fried chicken and stir to coat. Top with sliced green onions and serve promptly over steamed rice.


Nutrition Information:

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311k Calories
24g Protein
5g Total Fat
39g Carbs
9% Health Score
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Calories
311k
16%

Fat
5g
8%

  Saturated Fat
1g
7%

Carbohydrates
39g
13%

  Sugar
19g
21%

Cholesterol
114mg
38%

Sodium
1249mg
54%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
24g
50%

Selenium
42µg
60%

Vitamin B3
11mg
57%

Vitamin B6
0.78mg
39%

Phosphorus
264mg
26%

Vitamin B5
1mg
17%

Vitamin B2
0.28mg
17%

Vitamin B1
0.25mg
17%

Folate
58µg
15%

Potassium
477mg
14%

Vitamin C
10mg
13%

Vitamin K
13µg
13%

Manganese
0.23mg
12%

Iron
2mg
11%

Magnesium
38mg
10%

Zinc
0.96mg
6%

Vitamin B12
0.32µg
5%

Copper
0.1mg
5%

Vitamin E
0.67mg
4%

Vitamin A
217IU
4%

Calcium
42mg
4%

Fiber
0.98g
4%

Vitamin D
0.39µg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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