How to Prepare Perfect Orange Chicken Stir Fry

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Orange Chicken Stir Fry. Chicken breast meat stir fried with orange juice and zest, soy sauce, garlic and brown sugar, topped with bean sprouts and served over crispy chow mein noodles. A healthy, zesty stir fry treat guaranteed to excite the most finicky eaters! Heat oil in a skillet or wok over medium heat; add chicken, sprinkle with garlic salt.

Orange Chicken Stir Fry Stir-fry chicken until no longer pink, quickly moving it through the wok. Add broccoli, onions, carrots, peppers, squash and zucchini and. In a small bowl, whisk the orange zest and juice with the cornstarch. You can cook Orange Chicken Stir Fry using 7 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Orange Chicken Stir Fry

  1. Prepare 3-4 of Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, cubed.
  2. Prepare 1 Bag of Frozen Asian Vegetable Stir Fry, thawed.
  3. It's 1 of Orange, zested and juiced.
  4. It's 1 (24 oz.) of Bottle Orange Sauce.
  5. Prepare 1 Cup of Long Grain White Rice.
  6. Prepare 2 Cups of Water.
  7. It's of Salt and Black Pepper, to taste.

In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Place cornstarch in a medium bowl. Gradually whisk in orange juice until smooth. Whisk in soy sauce, vinegar, honey, garlic, and red-pepper flakes; season with salt.

Orange Chicken Stir Fry step by step

  1. In a medium pot add the rice and water. Add a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil stirring occasionally. Turn heat down and let simmer stirring occasionally til water is evaporated. Stir a little bit. Then set rice aside. Let sit covered for 5 minutes..
  2. Mean while in a large nonstick skillet or wok. Add 1 Tablespoon Oil. Heat til pan is hot on medium high heat. Add the cubed chicken, Asian vegetables, orange zest, and orange juice, and bottle of orange sauce. Stir fry til chicken is cooked through and veggies are tender. Taste and season with Salt and Black Pepper if need be. Serve immediately over the cooked rice and enjoy 😋.

Working in batches, cook chicken on one side until slightly. Saute the cabbage for a minute or so and then throw in your fried chicken and sauce. Top it off with sesame seeds and chopped green onions and viola! your orange chicken is ready! The "orange" part of this orange chicken recipe comes from orange marmalade, which adds the citrus flavor as well as a welcome bitter note to balance the sweet and salty elements. Scrape the pan well when you add the sauce to the chicken so that you can take advantage of any delicious drippings.