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You will never have to pick up a phone again for Chinese takeout. This orange chicken is sweet, tangy and has the perfect amount of orange flavor. It even has a bit of crunch as a bonus.
Combine corn starch, salt, and pepper. Prepare a bowl with beaten eggs, panko bread crumbs and another with the seasoned corn starch. Dip chicken in the egg mixture, dredge in the corn starch, then again in the eggs, and finally in the panko bread crumbs. Set aside. Heat a pan with vegetable oil to 375 degrees, fry chicken in batches until completely cooked.
In a large saucepan, combine the 1 1/2 cups water, orange juice, rice vinegar, and soy sauce. Blend well over medium heat for a few minutes. Stir in brown sugar, orange zest, ginger, garlic and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil.
Combine the 3 tablespoons of corn starch with 1/4 cup of water and mix thoroughly. Slowly stir the corn starch mixture into the sauce until it thickens. Pour the sauce over the breaded chicken, and if desired, garnish with green onions.
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dawner4 on 3.20.2011
This Orange Chicken is soooo much better than the takeout stuff! Thanks for sharing!
smalltowngirl on 10.13.2010
Loved this! Didn’t change a thing about it!
Thanks for sharing~
staciaemory on 6.10.2010
Amazing dish – great flavor! We served it with the sauce on the side for dipping. Recipe makes a large amount of sauce, so you could definitely cut down on the quantity. Like many others, we made with steamed brown rice and broccoli…so yummy! Making it for dinner guests tomorrow night!
rooschick on 5.10.2010
Fabulous! I made this per the recipe (except I used white sugar & molasses instead of brown sugar, which is the same thing), & there were no leftovers! Next time I’ll have to make a double batch of the sauce just so I’ll have some extra around for an “emergency” dipping sauce!
carolinakate02 on 4.6.2010
Made this tonight and loved it! Used 1/2 the brown sugar and added some sriracha sauce into the sauce at the end of the cooking. I also used arrowroot to thicken it in the end instead of corn starch because I ran out of corn starch. Served it with white rice and steamed broccoli.