Easy Orange Chicken with Fresh Citrus Sauce
Make this crispy homemade Orange Chicken with fresh orange juice, a sweet-tangy sauce, and perfectly fried chicken bites. A simple, flavorful takeout classic made right at home!
Ingredients
- 3 chicken breast
- 3 eggs
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- 2 cups vegetable oil
Sauce
- 1 cup orange juice freshly squeezed
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/4 tsp minced ginger
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1 orange orange zest
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
Serving
- sesame seeds
- green onions
Instructions
- Cut the chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces.
Sauce
- In a saucepan, whisk all the sauce ingredients together: orange juice, brown sugar, rice vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, garlic powder, orange zest, and cornstarch.
- Place the saucepan on the stove over medium-high heat, allow the sauce to reach a simmer, and cook until thickened (about 5 minutes). Remove from the heat and set aside.
Chicken
- Grab two shallow dishes and a deep, heavy-bottom frying pan. Place 2 cups of vegetable oil in the frying pan and put it over high heat. While the oil heats up, prepare the chicken.
- In one shallow dish, add 3 eggs and whisk until light yellow. In the second shallow dish, add cornstarch, flour, and salt. Stir to combine.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Dip each piece of chicken first in the eggs and then in the flour mixture. Coat fully. Place on the parchment paper. Continue until all the chicken is coated.
- Prepare the second cookie sheet by lining it with paper towels.
- Fry the chicken pieces in the oil once it reaches 325 degrees F. Cook for 2-3 minutes per side. Do not overcrowd the chicken; work in batches. Place the fried chicken on the clean paper-towel-lined cookie sheet. Continue until all the chicken is fried.
- Toss the fried chicken in the orange sauce and serve warm.
Nutrition
Calories: 311kcal Carbohydrates: 36g Protein: 28g Fat: 5g Saturated Fat: 1g Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g Monounsaturated Fat: 2g Trans Fat: 0.02g Cholesterol: 154mg Sodium: 892mg Potassium: 578mg Fiber: 0.4g Sugar: 21g Vitamin A: 236IU Vitamin C: 22mg Calcium: 41mg Iron: 2mg