Asian Orange Chicken

By Tracy

4 Person

200 Minutes

0 Calories

Enjoy delicious citrus chicken marinated in lemon and orange juice with brown sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger. It's terrific served with rice. This Chinese Orange Chicken is made with boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces, dredged, and then fried until golden and crispy. The orange sauce is divine! It is a sweet orange sauce made with orange juice, vinegar, garlic, sugar, soy sauce, cornstarch, red chili flakes, and orange zest. It is both sweet and spicy and full of flavor.

Ingredients

Chicken

3 tbsp. olive oil
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2 inch pieces

2 tbsp. water
3 tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
2 tbsp. chopped green onion
1/2 tsp. minced garlic
1/2 tsp. minced fresh ginger root
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 tbsp. grated orange zest
2 1/2 tbsp. soy sauce
1/3 cup rice vinegar
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tbsp. orange juice
1 1/2 cups water

Method

01

Pour 1 1/2 cups water, orange juice, lemon juice, rice vinegar, and soy sauce into a saucepan and set over medium-high heat. Stir in the orange zest, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, chopped onion, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat, and cool 10 to 15 minutes.
02

Place the chicken pieces into a resealable plastic bag. When contents of saucepan have cooled, pour 1 cup of sauce into bag. Reserve the remaining sauce. Seal the bag, and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
03

In another resealable plastic bag, mix the flour, salt, and pepper. Add the marinated chicken pieces, seal the bag, and shake to coat.
04

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place chicken into the skillet, and brown on both sides. Drain on a plate lined with paper towels, and cover with aluminum foil.
05

Wipe out the skillet, and add the sauce. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Mix together the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water; stir into the sauce. Reduce heat to medium low, add the chicken pieces, and simmer, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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Asian Orange Chicken

4.9

( By Tracy )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 4 servings
Prep Time 40 Mins
Cook Time 160 Mins
Total Time 200 Mins

02 Ingredients

Chicken

3 tbsp. olive oil

1/4 tsp. pepper

1/4 tsp. salt

1 cup all-purpose flour

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2 inch pieces

2 tbsp. water

3 tbsp. cornstarch

1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes

2 tbsp. chopped green onion

1/2 tsp. minced garlic

1/2 tsp. minced fresh ginger root

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 tbsp. grated orange zest

2 1/2 tbsp. soy sauce

1/3 cup rice vinegar

1/4 cup lemon juice

2 tbsp. orange juice

1 1/2 cups water

03 Method

Step 1

Pour 1 1/2 cups water, orange juice, lemon juice, rice vinegar, and soy sauce into a saucepan and set over medium-high heat. Stir in the orange zest, brown sugar, ginger, garlic, chopped onion, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat, and cool 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 2

Place the chicken pieces into a resealable plastic bag. When contents of saucepan have cooled, pour 1 cup of sauce into bag. Reserve the remaining sauce. Seal the bag, and refrigerate at least 2 hours.

Step 3

In another resealable plastic bag, mix the flour, salt, and pepper. Add the marinated chicken pieces, seal the bag, and shake to coat.

Step 4

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place chicken into the skillet, and brown on both sides. Drain on a plate lined with paper towels, and cover with aluminum foil.

Step 5

Wipe out the skillet, and add the sauce. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Mix together the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water; stir into the sauce. Reduce heat to medium low, add the chicken pieces, and simmer, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

04 Author