Directions
- 1Place two pieces of skin-on chicken thigh in a bowl.
- 2Marinate the chicken with chicken powder, white pepper, Chinese cooking wine, sesame oil, and meat velvet.
- 3Mix the chicken and marinade well.
- 4Let the chicken sit for about 30 minutes.
- 5To make the batter, combine two parts self-raising flour and one part cornflour.
- 6Add water to the flour mixture and stir until combined.
- 7Flavor the batter.
- 8Heat oil until hot.
- 9Dip the chicken into the batter.
- 10Place the battered chicken into the hot oil to fry.
- 11While the chicken is frying, prepare the sauce.
- 12For the sauce, add chili flakes, orange juice, plum sauce, sugar, vinegar, and custard powder.
- 13Once the chicken is ready, remove it from the oil.
- 14Add a little bit of oil to a pan for the sauce.
- 15Pour the sauce into the pan.
- 16Add potato starch to thicken the sauce.
- 17Serve the orange chicken.
Ingredients
- 2 pieces skin on chicken thigh
- chicken powder
- white pepper
- Chinese cooking wine
- sesame oil
- meat velvet
- 2 parts self-raising flour
- 1 part cornflour
- water
- chili flakes
- orange juice
- plum sauce
- sugar
- vinegar
- custard powder
- oil
- potato starch
Equipment
wok
Tips
- Orange chicken tastes better using a whole thigh.
Related recipes
Sweet and Sour Sauce
Chinese · Drink
Da Hong Pao Milk Tea
Chinese · Drink
Bourbon Chicken
Chinese · Drink
Classic Orange Chicken
Chinese · Drink
Bang Bang Chicken
Chinese · Drink
General Tso's Chicken
Chinese · Drink1h
Papa TeaPapa Tea's Orange Chicken
Chinese · Drink
Crispy Honey Lemon Chinese Chicken
Chinese · Drink
One Pan Meal with Ground Beef
Chinese · Drink
Sweet and Sour Chicken & Rice Bowl
Chinese · Drink50m
HOISIN MUSHROOM ‘DUCK’ SANDWICHES
Chinese · Drink21m
Caramelised Soy Chicken with Rice
Chinese · Drink