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Chinese Orange Chicken
Recipe video above. This is a recipe for Chinese Orange Chicken that makes impressively crispy chicken pieces without deep frying. The sauce has great orange flavour, it's not too sweet, and I love the background hint of ginger!The chicken does lose crispiness once tossed with sauce, but you'll still get crispy bits. It's not a flaw, it's the way it is! More importantly though, the sauce really clings to the surface of the chicken so you get a good amount of that lovey orange sauce with every bite.Source: Loosely based on the Orange Chicken by Woks of Life, though I used my no-deep-fry method and tweaked the sauce to my taste.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 35 min⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●colander
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
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ABBREVIATED RECIPE
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Mix chicken with soy, ginger, pepper and 2 tbsp cornflour, then coat in remaining cornflour. Clench few pieces in fist, shake off excess cornflour in colander. Shallow-fry until deep golden. Remove oil, sauté garlic, simmer sauce ⏱️ 2 min until thickened. Add zest, toss chicken, serve!
tsp finely grated ginger (, optional)1/2ginger (, finely grated)1 tsp
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FULL RECIPE
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Orange sauce - Whisk the cornflour and soy sauce in a large jug or medium bowl until lump free. Then whisk in everything else except garlic and orange zest. Set aside.
orange zest (, from 1 orange)2 tsp
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Coat chicken - Mix the chicken pieces with the soy sauce, ginger, pepper and the 2 tablespoons of cornflour in a large bowl. Mix well - the coating becomes a bit sticky and acts as a glue. Add the 3/4 cup cornflour and toss to coat each piece, separating as needed (they stick together a bit).
tsp finely grated ginger (, optional)1/2ginger (, finely grated)1 tsp
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Press and shake off - Pick up a few pieces and enclose in your fist, to really press the cornflour on. Place in a colander, then repeat with remaining chicken. Shake colander so excess cornflour falls through the holes. This press-and-shake method is highly effective crispy no-fry technique! (Note 3)
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Shallow-fry until crispy - Heat the oil on high heat in a large deep non-stick pan (mine is 30cm/12"). The chicken should sizzle straight away when you dip it. Spread half the chicken out (or as much as you can, without crowding), and cook for 1 1/⏱️ 2 minutes on each side, using tongs to turn, until deep golden and crispy. Remove onto a paper towel lined tray and repeat with remaining chicken.
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Orange sauce:
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Sauté - Pour out all but 2 tablespoons of the oil, and scrape out any loose crispy bits. Return the pan to medium high heat. Sauté garlic until light golden, about ⏱️ 20 - 30 seconds.
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Thicken sauce - Give the sauce a whisk (to mix cornflour settled on the base) then pour it in the pan. Simmer for 1 to ⏱️ 2 minutes until it thickens into a thick, glossy syrup (honey consistency). Stir in zest.
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Toss - Put the chicken back into the pan and toss quickly to coat in the sauce. Serve over rice, garnished with green onion.
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