# Orange Chicken

A delicious and easy-to-make orange chicken recipe using fresh oranges and chicken thighs.

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

## Ingredients

- 3 Chicken thighs
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.25 cup corn starch
- 0.33 cup canola oil
- 1 cup fresh orange juice
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 0.25 cup brown sugar
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- orange zest

## Instructions

1. Dice the chicken thighs.
2. Season the diced chicken with salt and enough corn starch to coat it (about 1/4 cup).
3. Fry the chicken in plenty of oil.
4. Set the fried chicken aside to dry, preferably on a wire rack.
5. Squeeze about 1 cup of fresh orange juice from approximately three or four oranges.
6. Add a little bit of orange zest to the orange juice.
7. Combine the orange juice, soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, two cloves of garlic, and corn starch in a bowl.
8. Whisk the sauce mixture together.
9. Add the sauce mixture to a pan and cook on medium heat until it starts to thicken up.
10. Once the sauce thickens, add the cooked chicken back into the pan.

## Equipment

- wire rack
- bowl

## Tips

- Fry chicken in plenty of oil
- Set fried chicken aside to dry, preferably on a wire rack
- Use fresh orange juice for better flavor
- Cook sauce on medium heat until it thickens

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ4u70Okppd/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/98105f49-5d40-4e70-9d16-da084095df6f
- Extracted: 2026-02-16

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