1 tablespoon cornstarch. ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes. It is not traditional Chinese food and obviously, doesn’t have a Chinese origin. If you like General Tzo's Chicken, you will probably like this flavorful dish. And of course, we cannot do an orange chicken without adding some spice to it! And yesterday, when it was in the mid-80s and stuffy in my apartment, I tried a stir-fried spicy orange chicken recipe from …
So much comforts. There was something about the crispy pieces of chicken smothered in that slightly sweet and sticky sauce that had me going back for seconds and thirds. It takes around 15 minutes to make the marinade but once the marinade is ready, all you need to do is let the chicken sit in it for an hour and cook it right before you are ready to serve. We loveee our spicy food!
1/2 teaspoon white pepper. ⅓ cup brown sugar. This orange chicken ticks all the boxes for us.

We have made it four times in the last six weeks, tweaking it a little each time. 2 tablespoons cornstarch. ¼ cup rice vinegar. 1 teaspoon ground ginger. Orange chicken was invented by Chef Andy Kao of Panda Express in 1987. It is both sweet and spicy and is very easy to make. Learn more on Wikipedia. 1 orange zested. Compared to General Tso’s, orange chicken usually has a lighter-colored sweet, sour, savory glaze. 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts. It’s not as spicy-hot because dried red chiles aren’t as common or used as heavily in this dish. Orange chicken was always my favourite dish to order at Chinese restaurants when I was growing up. Spicy Orange Chicken. Vegetable oil for frying. The orange chicken that appears in my cookbook is a crunchy, shallow-fried dish that I tested again and again to get the coating crispy without being too greasy. Servings: 6 Servings. I didn’t want to We have made it four times in the last six weeks, tweaking it a little each time.

This recipe was adapted from a recipe that was given to me by a friend. 2 tablespoons soy sauce. All recipes ask for orange in some form — juice, zest, dried peel, or a combination thereof.

It can be served with rice, or you can leave the chicken breasts whole, glazed with the spicy honey-orange sauce. The orange sauce is divine!

It’s sticky, crispy, sweet, citrus-y. This Chinese Orange Chicken is made with boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces, dredged, and then fried until golden and crispy.

Luckily back then words like MSG were still a … 1 cup orange juice. It’s AH-mazing to eat with a bowl of hot steamed white rice.

Orange Chicken, secret ingredient! It is very easy to adjust the ingredients to fit your family's taste.