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Orange Chicken

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A delicious orange chicken recipe that is way better than takeout!

Ingredients

  • Oil, For Frying
  • 2  Large Chicken Breasts
  • 2  Eggs
  • 1-¾ cup Water, Divided
  • ¾ cups Flour
  • ¼ cups Cornstarch
  • ¼ teaspoons Salt
  • ¼ teaspoons Pepper
  • 2 cups Panko Bread Crumbs
  • 2 Tablespoons Orange Juice Concentrate
  • 2-½ Tablespoons Soy Sauce
  • ⅓ cups Rice Vinegar
  • 1 cup Brown Sugar
  • ½  Orange Zest
  • ½ teaspoons Ground Ginger
  • ½ teaspoons Garlic, Minced
  • ⅛ teaspoons Ground Red Pepper
  • 2-½ Tablespoons Cornstarch
  • Cooked White Rice, To Serve

Preparation

1. Preheat your deep fryer or a pan filled with oil to 350-375ºF.
2. Cut chicken into inch-sized pieces.
3. Prepare 3 separate bowls: one with your eggs and 1/2 cup water, whipped; another with flour, cornstarch, salt and pepper, combined; and another with Panko crumbs.
4. Dip pieces of chicken first in eggs, then in the flour mixture, then in eggs again, then in panko. Set aside.
5. Meanwhile, combine 1 cup water, orange juice concentrate, soy sauce and vinegar in a sauce pan. Heat over medium for a few minutes.
6. Add brown sugar, orange zest, ground ginger, garlic and red pepper. Bring to a boil.
7. Combine cornstarch and remaining 1/4 cup water in a small bowl and add to the boiling sauce mixture.
8. Keep the sauce over medium heat and stir occasionally until it thickens.
9. When the oil is heated, add a few pieces of chicken to the oil. (We cooked the chicken in 3 batches.)
10. Cook chicken pieces for 3 to 4 minutes until the color is golden brown.
11. As you remove the chicken from the oil, place it on a paper towel-lined plate.
12. Pour the sauce over your chicken.
13. Enjoy on top of some delicious white rice.

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on 1.3.2012

You’re absolutely correct, this is WAY better than takeout! I couldn’t believe how good it tasted and that it was homemade! This recipe is a saver! Thank you for sharing this with us! :)

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andreahigdon2002 on 12.16.2011

I made this tonight for dinner. Very good. I just needed more flour and egg mixture for the chicken. Besides that it tasted delicious!

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