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Panda Express Orange Chicken
Crispy fried chicken tossed in a sweet, tangy, lightly spicy orange sauce, just like Panda Express. Includes chili oil tip for authentic heat.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 15m⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Stephanie Manley📖 copykat
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●pot
- ●whisk
- ●skillet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Chicken
2
Cut the chicken thighs into small bite-sized pieces that are about 1-inch cubes.
3
In a bowl combine egg, salt, ground white pepper, cornstarch, all-purpose flour, water, and vegetable oil. Stir to combine.
egg1salt1 teaspoonground white pepper1 teaspoon¼ teaspoon ground white pepper½ cup cornstarchcornstarch1 tablespoon
4
Place cut chicken thighs into the batter. Stir to coat the chicken thighs very well with the batter. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and place into the refrigerator for ⏱️ 30 minutes.
5
Place vegetable oil into a pot, the vegetable oil should be at least 4 inches deep. You can use a deep fryer. Heat the oil to 350°F.
6
Shake off excess batter off chicken and fry pieces until they become light golden brown, this should take 6 to ⏱️ 7 minutes. You will need to fry the chicken in small batches. When you remove the chicken from the oil, drain on a wire rack resting on a cookie sheet.
7
Sauce
8
In a small bowl, combine orange juice, soy sauce, sugar, ginger, ground white pepper, vinegar, chili flakes in oil, and sesame oil. Whisk together well. In a separate small bowl, dissolve the cornstarch in 2 tablespoons of cold water to make a slurry. Set aside.
orange juice1 cupsugar1 teaspoon½ cup sugarground ginger1 teaspoonground white pepper1 teaspoon¼ teaspoon ground white pepper½ cup cornstarchcornstarch1 tablespoon
9
Pour sauce into a large skillet or wok, turn the heat up to medium high and cook until the sauce begins to bubble. Stir in the cornstarch slurry and continue cooking until the sauce thickens. Add cooked chicken and stir to coat.
½ cup cornstarchcornstarch1 tablespoon
Nutrition Facts
calories
679 kcal
fat Content
23 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
32 g
sodium Content
1518 mg
protein Content
30 g
trans Fat Content
0.1 g
cholesterol Content
149 mg
carbohydrate Content
86 g
saturated Fat Content
3 g
unsaturated Fat Content
18 g
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