Crispy Orange Chicken Recipe - Easy Chicken Recipes (2024)

For the Orange sauce:

• ▢ 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• ▢ ¼ cup finely chopped onion
• ▢ 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• ▢ 2 cloves garlic minced
• ▢ ¼ cup soy sauce
• ▢ 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• ▢ 1 tablespoon sriracha optional
• ▢ 1 cup orange juice
• ▢ Zest of 1 orange
• ▢ ¼ cup honey
• ▢ 1½ tablespoons corn starch
• ▢ 2 tablespoons water

For the Crispy Chicken:

• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ 2 pounds chicken breasts or thighs chopped into bite size pieces
• ▢ ½ cup all purpose flour
• ▢ ½ cup corn starch
• ▢ 1½ cups vegetable oil

• Heat sesame oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and sauté for 1-2 minutes until softened. Add garlic and ginger, cooking for another minute.

  1 teaspoon sesame oil, ¼ cup finely chopped onion, 1 tablespoon minced ginger, 2 cloves garlic

• Add soy sauce, rice vinegar, sriracha, orange juice, orange zest, and honey. Whisk together well and bring to a low boil.

  ¼ cup soy sauce, 2 tablespoons rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon sriracha, 1 cup orange juice, Zest of 1 orange, ¼ cup honey

• Combine cornstarch and water to a make a slurry, and add to the sauce.

  1½ tablespoons corn starch, 2 tablespoons water

• Reduce heat to a simmer and whisk well until the sauce thickens. Remove the sauce from heat.

• In a large bowl, add eggs and salt. Beat the eggs. Add chicken pieces to the eggs, stirring well to coat.

  2 eggs, ½ teaspoon salt, 2 pounds chicken breasts or thighs

• In a separate large bowl, whisk together the flour and cornstarch.

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  ½ cup all purpose flour, ½ cup corn starch

• Add chicken pieces to the flour mixture, tossing until well coated. Rinse out the bowl used for the egg mixture (it will be used later to toss the fried chicken in the orange sauce).

• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add a portion of the chicken pieces to the oil. Fry the chicken for 2-3 minutes, flipping the pieces halfway through, until golden brown and crispy on all sides. Place the chicken on a sheet pan or plate lined with paper towel.

  1½ cups vegetable oil

• Add fried chicken to a large bowl. Pour the orange sauce over the chicken and toss well to coat each piece in the sauce.

• Serve with rice and garnish with chopped green onion if desired.

• Cut the chicken into small, bite-sized pieces so they cook evenly.
• Ensure that the chicken pieces are throughly coated in the egg and flour before frying, so that they get crispy all over.
• This crispy orange chicken is fairly mild, but you can omit the sriracha if you are particularly sensitive to spicy foods.

Storage: Store crispy orange chicken in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 days, or freeze for 3 months.

Nutrition Facts

Crispy Orange Chicken Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 659Calories from Fat 207

% Daily Value*

Fat 23g35%

Saturated Fat 13g81%

Trans Fat 1g

Cholesterol 227mg76%

Sodium 1486mg65%

Potassium 1092mg31%

Carbohydrates 57g19%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 23g26%

Protein 55g110%

Vitamin A 329IU7%

Vitamin C 42mg51%

Calcium 49mg5%

Iron 3mg17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.