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Asian cuisine

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Better Than Takeout – Orange Chicken

Chef John Zhang

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Chef John’s Orange Chicken Recipe brings Chinese takeout home! The orange sauce is divine!

Chef John’s Top 10 Chicken Recipes

1/10

PREMIUM

General Tso’s Chicken | Chef John’s Cooking Class 11 min

NOW PLAYING

PREMIUM

Sweet and Sour Chicken | Chef John’s Cooking Class 9 min

NOW PLAYING

PREMIUM

Better-Than-Takeout Lemon Chicken | Chef John’s Cooking Class 10 min

NOW PLAYING

Teriyaki Chicken Fried Rice 3 min

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Chef John’s Fried Whole Chicken 1 min

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PREMIUM

Garlic Lemon Crispy Chicken Wings | Chef John’s Cooking Class 9 min

NOW PLAYING

PREMIUM

Chef John’s Easy Fried Chicken Recipe 9 min

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Lemon Crispy Roasted Chicken 2 min

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Chef John’s Chicken Manchurian 4 min

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Black Tea Roasted Chicken Legs 1 min

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Recipe

PRE TIME: 10 min

COOKING TIME: 15 min

TOTAL TIME: 25 min

2 SERVING

Ingredients:

9 oz. chicken breast
1 cup flour
¼ cup cornstarch
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp baking powder
1 large egg
1 cup water
2 large oranges
¼ cup orange drink mix
¼ cup sugar
1 tbsp custard powder
1 tsp salt
1½ tbsp white vinegar
½ cup ketchup
1 pinch sesame seeds

Directions:

[Sauce] Step 1

Split your oranges in half, then take out the flesh using a spoon. Don’t cut or dispose of the orange peels. You’ll need them intact for later.

[Sauce] Step 2

Once you have carved out all the oranges, put them into your mixing bowl, along with all the other ingredients for the sauce.

[Sauce] Step 3

Put them in the blender, and let the whole thing blend for about two minutes, then take a sieve and sift the blended liquid to remove any lumps. The final product should look like a bright orange sauce.

Step 1

Cut the chicken into small pieces. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, cornstarch, baking powder, water, and egg. Be sure to mix them well, then add the chicken into the mix. Don’t forget to coat all sides.

Step 2

Take a large and heavy skillet and cover it with oil. Heat it to around 375°F then fry the chicken pieces for a few minutes or until they turn brown on both sides. Take out the fried bits of chicken and clean your skillet.

Step 3

Put the skillet back on the stove and set the burner to “high.” Then add the orange sauce that you prepared earlier. Add the cornstarch and water as well (add two parts water for every part of cornstarch), then stir the sauce until you get the right texture.

Step 4