CRISPY Orange Chicken. Bake popcorn chicken according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Stir in orange zest, juice, hoisin sauce, sugar and seasonings; bring to a boil.
Mix all the remaining ingredients (except the rice) in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
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You can cook CRISPY Orange Chicken using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of CRISPY Orange Chicken
- You need of Crispy Chicken.
- Prepare 3 of chicken breasts medium diced.
- You need 1.5 cup of AP Flour.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of corn starch.
- You need 1/2 tsp of salt.
- You need 1/4 tsp of pepper.
- It's 2 of egg.
- It's of Orange Sauce.
- It's 3/4 cup of Fresh orange juice.
- Prepare 1/2 tbsp of orange zest.
- It's 2 of garlic cloves minced.
- It's 1/8 cup of rice vinegar.
- It's 1/3 cup of water.
- It's 1/2 cup of brown sugar.
- Prepare 2 Tbs of soy sauce.
- It's 2 tsp of ginger minced.
- You need 11/2 tsp of red pepper flakes (optional).
- It's 1 tbsp of cornstarch plus 1 Tbs water mixed together.
Orange chicken is a very popular American-Chinese dish, originally created by the Hunan-Chinese chef of Panda Express (American-Chinese restaurant). One of the most loved takeout dish and many restaurants sell Panda Express style copycat recipes. If you haven't tried it yet, must give it a try this crispy tangy chicken! Add orange sauce to wok and bring mixture to a boil.
CRISPY Orange Chicken instructions
- For the sauce.
- Add tsp of olive oil to a sauce pan and sauté garlic about a minute then add orange juice, zest,vinegar,soy sauce, brown sugar Cook about 3 minutes.
- Add cornstarch mixture to sauce. Cook low about 2 min then remove from heat. Now start the chicken..
- Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Combine flour and corn starch with more salt and pepper Whisk eggs add 2 tbsp of water.
- Preheat about 2 cups of avocado oil med high.
- Dip chicken in flour spice mix Then dip in egg mixture Return back to flour mix.
- Add to hot oil and fry until crunchy golden.
- Remove from oil on to a paper towel then Sprinkle with salt.
- In a bowl Toss some of the sauce in with the crunchy chicken until just covered with sauce add more for extra saucy.
Add fried chicken pieces and stir until coated in sauce. Stir in your small bowl of water/corn starch mixture and continue stirring until sauce thickens. Add sesame oil and stir until all ingredients are well incorporated and chicken is coated in a rich, thick orange sauce. Do not overcook or chicken will be tough. Remove chicken from oil with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.