# Orange Chicken

This recipe shows how to make orange chicken exactly like a Chinese restaurant using chicken thighs.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

1. Place two pieces of skin-on chicken thigh in a bowl.
2. Marinate the chicken with chicken powder, white pepper, Chinese cooking wine, sesame oil, and meat velvet.
3. Mix the chicken and marinade well.
4. Let the chicken sit for about 30 minutes.
5. To make the batter, combine two parts self-raising flour and one part cornflour.
6. Add water to the flour mixture and stir until combined.
7. Flavor the batter.
8. Heat oil until hot.
9. Dip the chicken into the batter.
10. Place the battered chicken into the hot oil to fry.
11. While the chicken is frying, prepare the sauce.
12. For the sauce, add chili flakes, orange juice, plum sauce, sugar, vinegar, and custard powder.
13. Once the chicken is ready, remove it from the oil.
14. Add a little bit of oil to a pan for the sauce.
15. Pour the sauce into the pan.
16. Add potato starch to thicken the sauce.
17. Serve the orange chicken.

## Equipment

- wok

## Tips

- Orange chicken tastes better using a whole thigh.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DY3R3RKvfHJ/?igsh=MW54NzJzMGN6aTBkMQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3006f942-8f58-43f0-adbc-f0252263159a
- Extracted: 2026-06-02

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