CHINESE ORANGE CHICKEN
Get the best of Chinese orange chicken takeout at home! This recipe is loaded with sweet citrus flavors, sesame seeds, and scallions. It's surprisingly easy to make. All you need is a large skillet. And don't skip the orange zest in the sauce-it's the most important piece!
Provided by Nick Evans
Categories Dinner Comfort Food Deep Fried Freezer-friendly Kid-friendly Quick and Easy Restaurant Favorite
Time 35m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- Make the orange sauce: Whisk together sauce ingredients in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- Prep the chicken: Cut chicken into about 1-inch cubes. Whisk eggs with salt and black pepper in a bowl and add chicken. Stir together. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour and cornstarch. Remove chicken from eggs with a slotted spoon or tongs, letting excess egg drain off, then transfer to cornstarch mixture and coat well.
- Fry the chicken: Add oil to a large 10- to 12-inch skillet. Heat over medium-high heat until it reaches 350 ̊F. If you don't have a thermometer, you can also test the temperature by sprinkling in some flour and it should fizzle immediately. Once oil is hot, fry the chicken in two batches. The oil might not completely cover the chicken-that's okay. Cook for 3-4 minutes. Flip the chicken pieces and cook until the chicken is cooked through, about 3 to 4 more minutes. Total cook time is about 6-8 minutes. Remove fried chicken cubes and transfer to a plate lined with paper towels, so the chicken can drain. Repeat until all the chicken is cooked.
- Simmer the chicken in the sauce: Once chicken is done, pour out hot oil and wipe pan clean. Add a fresh tablespoon of oil along with chopped garlic and shallot. Cook for a minute and then add the sauce. Simmer the sauce until it starts to thicken. Once the sauce is lightly bubbling, add fried chicken and toss together to coat. The sauce should continue to thicken and stick to the chicken. Let simmer for a minute or two more. Serve orange chicken over cooked white rice, garnished with sesame seeds and fresh scallions. LEFTOVERS! The orange chicken keeps well in the fridge for 5 days. Reheat in a skillet with a splash of water over low heat. Freeze the orange chicken for up to 3 months, but be sure to thaw it before reheating so the chicken doesn't clump together.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 687 kcal, Carbohydrate 47 g, Cholesterol 254 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 46 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 1464 mg, Sugar 28 g, Fat 36 g, ServingSize 4 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
SPICY ORANGE CHICKEN
My Spicy Orange Chicken has the same flavor profile as its take-out counterpart, Orange Chicken: the sweet orange, the spicy chilies, and the Asian condiments. I make this without oil, making something much lighter and very tasty.
Provided by Chef John
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian
Time 1h45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Whisk orange juice, brown sugar, rice vinegar, fish sauce, soy sauce, ginger, and crushed red pepper flakes in a large bowl.
- Mix in chicken pieces and toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- Remove chicken from refrigerator and drain thoroughly in colander, reserving marinade.
- Heat a large non-stick skillet over high heat. Cook and stir chicken for 2 minutes; spoon out any excess liquid.
- Continue to cook and stir until chicken caramelizes, 6 to 7 minutes.
- Stir in white portions of green onions, garlic, and orange zest; cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes.
- Pour in half of reserved marinade. Simmer until reduced and thickened, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Stir in jalapeno pepper, bell pepper, and sugar snap peas; cook and stir until vegetables are warmed, about 2 minutes.
- Stir in green portions of green onions; cook and stir 1 minute.
- Remove from heat. Garnish with cilantro and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 324.5 calories, Carbohydrate 25.2 g, Cholesterol 103.4 mg, Fat 10.8 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 31 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 627 mg, Sugar 17.5 g
SPICY ORANGE CHICKEN
I created a citrusy version of General Tso's chicken. Top with sesame seeds and green onions, roasted red peppers and sugar snap peas. -Paula Williams, Covington, Kentucky
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 35m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Finely grate peel from one orange; place peel in a small bowl. Cut a thin slice from the top and bottom of each orange; stand oranges upright on a cutting board. With a knife, cut off peel and outer membrane from oranges. Working over the small bowl with orange peel to catch juices, cut along the membrane of each segment to remove fruit; set sectioned oranges aside. Stir cornstarch, broth, vinegar, honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, jalapeno and pepper flakes into orange juice and peel., Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium-high heat. Add half of the chicken; stir-fry 5-7 minutes or until no longer pink. Remove from pan. Repeat with remaining oil and chicken., Stir cornstarch mixture and add to pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until sauce is thickened. Stir in reserved orange sections. Serve with rice. Sprinkle servings with sesame seeds and green onions.
Nutrition Facts :
CHINESE ZESTY ORANGE CHICKEN
A homemade swap for your standard Chinese restaurant's orange chicken based loosely off of a similar lemon chicken swap found in the fall 2007 "Kraft Food and Family" magazine. I've made a version before that's closer to the sweet glazed kind, but this is a more zesty spin in order to keep the calories low. Very diet friendly.
Provided by Asystole
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 19m
Yield 4 cups, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cut pineapple chunks in half for smaller pieces. Leaving peel on, cut orange into eighths. Chill 4 sections in refrigerator for garnish. Peel remaining 4 sections (reserving peel sections) and chop into bite-sized chunks (similar sized to the 1/2 pineapple chunks).
- Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 4 minutes or until cooked through, stirring occasionally. Add snow peas and peppers, cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
- Mix dry gelatin mix and cornstarch in small bowl. Add broth, salad dressing and garlic; stir until gelatin is dissolved. Add to skillet.
- Reduce heat to medium; cook 3 minutes or until sauce is thickened, stirring frequently. About halfway through thickening, add pineapple and orange chunks.
- Serve onto four plates (over hot cooked rice, if desired). Garnish with zest from reserved orange peels and orange slice on the side.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 218.9, Fat 5.2, SaturatedFat 1, Cholesterol 66, Sodium 239.5, Carbohydrate 14.4, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 7.4, Protein 28.9
CHINESE ORANGE CHICKEN
Make and share this Chinese Orange Chicken recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Elaniemay
Categories Chinese
Time 30m
Yield 1 dish, 2-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Peel the orange, press the juice out and chop the peel.
- Cut the chicken fillets in pieces.
- Fry the chicken for 5 minutes,.
- Add all the other ingredients except the butter, and cook for 15 minutes without lid.
- After cooking, add the butter. Serve with rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 504.7, Fat 23.4, SaturatedFat 13.6, Cholesterol 171.2, Sodium 359.5, Carbohydrate 22.4, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 19.7, Protein 48.5
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