# Orange Chicken

A delicious orange chicken recipe that combines sweet and savory flavors with crispy chicken and noodles.

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

## Ingredients

- 2 lbs chicken thighs, cubed
- 1 cup flour
- 0.5 cup corn starch
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 0.33 cup water
- 3 tbsp butter
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp chili flakes
- 0.25 cup sweet chili sauce
- 0.5 cup soy sauce
- 0.25 cup rice vinegar
- 1.5 cup orange juice
- 0.25 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp corn starch
- 2 tsp water
- 8 oz lo mein
- 0.25 cup soy sauce
- 0.25 cup water
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp sesame seed oil
- sesame seeds

## Instructions

1. Add corn starch, flour, and soy sauce to the cubed chicken thighs.
2. Adjust with water until each piece is essentially covered with a beautiful paste.
3. Drop the coated chicken into oil heated to about 365 degrees Fahrenheit.
4. After a few minutes, pull the chicken out and allow it to rest.
5. Fry the chicken again for a minute to get extra golden.
6. Transfer the fried chicken to a wired rack.
7. Sprinkle a little salt on the chicken.
8. For the sauce, start by melting down some butter in a pan.
9. Add fresh garlic to the melted butter.
10. Add chili flakes to the garlic.
11. Pour in sweet chili sauce.
12. Add soy sauce and rice vinegar.
13. Pour in orange juice.
14. Once the sauce bubbles, drop it to a simmer and let it reduce for a few minutes.
15. Add brown sugar to the sauce.
16. Add a corn starch slurry to thicken the sauce.
17. Toss the beautiful chicken into the sauce, making sure every crevice is covered.
18. Finish it off with a little bit of sesame seeds.
19. To make the noodles, throw some cooked lo mein into a hot wok.
20. Add sesame seed oil, soy sauce, oyster sauce, a little bit of rice vinegar, and water to the noodles.
21. Place the orange chicken over the noodles.
22. Sprinkle a little more sesame seeds on top.

## Equipment

- bowl
- oil
- wok
- wired rack
- pan

## Tips

- A little salt just makes them perfect.
- The glaze will continue thickening.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSfbBkgmF/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b4bb5891-8310-4869-963e-0f3d28f964ac
- Extracted: 2025-12-01

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