# Easy Orange Chicken

This delicious Chinese takeout dish features crispy fried chicken coated in a sweet, savory, and sticky orange sauce, making it easy to prepare at home.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 whole Orange
- Ginger
- 2 cloves Garlic
- freshly squeezed Orange juice
- Orange zest
- Brown sugar
- Soy sauce
- Rice vinegar
- Water
- Cornstarch
- Chicken
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 whole Egg
- Oil
- Green onions

## Instructions

1. Grate ginger on a microplane.
2. Mince garlic.
3. Cut an orange in half.
4. Squeeze fresh orange juice into a jar.
5. Pour orange juice into a measuring cup.
6. Add brown sugar to the orange juice.
7. Add soy sauce to the mixture.
8. Add rice vinegar to the mixture.
9. Add cornstarch to the mixture.
10. Mix all ingredients until the sugar is dissolved and set aside.
11. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces.
12. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
13. Crack an egg into the chicken.
14. Add cornstarch to the chicken.
15. Mix the chicken with cornstarch and egg to create a crispy batter.
16. Fry the chicken in batches once through.
17. Double fry the chicken at higher heat for ultimate crunch.
18. Pour oil into a wok.
19. Add minced garlic and ginger to the wok.
20. Pour the orange sauce mixture into the wok.
21. Cook the sauce until it thickens into a sticky golden sauce.
22. Add the fried chicken to the wok.
23. Add chopped green onions to the wok.
24. Toss until every piece of chicken is glazed.

## Equipment

- Wok
- Microplane grater
- Knife
- Cutting board
- Measuring cup
- Mixing bowl
- Spatula
- Skimmer
- Stove

## Tips

- The secret to getting the ultimate crunch in every bite is to fry the chicken in batches once through, then crank the heat and double fry them again.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdxRtNyC/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/55b0bde9-d1a6-4018-8b44-ce0d3f1b2032
- Extracted: 2025-08-05

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