Comments on: Better Than Takeout Orange Chicken

By: mslaura022

mslaura022 — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 23:40:01 +0000

Loved this! Easy to make with tons of flavor! To make best use of time, start sauce first and once it’s simmering, cut and cook chicken. I used a bit more cornstarch after reading other reviews and allowed sauce to simmer while I prepared chicken. Perfectly thickened sauce by the time I was ready to use it. Overall an easy and tasty dish for any night of the week!

By: chriomega

chriomega — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:18:21 +0000

It was great! Hubby loved it. It’s a keeper.
I added extra cornstarch to make the sauce ticker, and it worked like a charm.

By: kender3

kender3 — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 01:11:59 +0000

Took an hour to make; dirtied many spoons, cups, bowls, pans…; and, worst of all, didn’t taste great–edible but not great. I’ll stick with takeout.

By: debberzz

debberzz — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:36:42 +0000

This recipe made AMAZING tasting orange chicken! We always buy the frozen Trader Joe’s version since it’s closest to Panda Express (please don’t be insulted by my comparing it to “fast food” because it’s really flavorful)….this by far exceeds the flavor & quality of anything I’ve ever had before. Using all breast meat and all fresh juices in sauce made this a stand out dish. I didn’t have fresh ginger on hand so I used a tsp of ground ginger, and I only had 1/4c of Rice Vinegar so Apple Cider Vinegar was used for the rest. I topped it all with additional green onions sliced thin, and a sprinkle of sesame seeds on a bed of jasmine rice & steamed broccoli on the side. The only thing I did change was adding more cornstarch slurry to get the thicker sauce I like (I used double the amount you listed). Thank you so much for sharing this…I will be making this again & again. My husband raved about this dinner!

By: pettcl

pettcl — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:59:38 +0000

Any specific tips for how to get the sauce to thicken? I cooked it for 40+ minutes, and it still wouldn’t thicken. I raised it to a boil, then simmered, then alternated between boiling and simmering to attempt to boil off more liquid b/c it was as thin as water. The taste was great, but I’d like to know how to thicken it better. My husband thinks he contributed to the thinnness by using 2 T of water instead of one with the cornstarch. Any advice would be much appreciated!

By: pettcl

pettcl — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:56:37 +0000

So delicious! It tastes just like orange chicken from a restaurant…sweet and orangey!

By: Liz @ Blog is the New Black

Liz @ Blog is the New Black — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:13:17 +0000

Aw, thanks!

By: shilohbarkley

shilohbarkley — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:47:00 +0000

OMG. Amazing! Makes me think of all the recipes I gave 5 mits to and now I see they didn’t really deserve it! Sooo good.

By: Ben Blair

Ben Blair — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:32:31 +0000

I loved this recipe. Tried it this weekend. Keep up the great work.