Orange Chicken
The Meatmen
May 25, 2021
A twist to the regular sweet and sour chicken recipe is this delicious deep fried chicken bite-size pops in orange sauce. This orange chicken recipe takes inspiration from the signature dish of Panda Express.
As we’re spending more time at home, this is the perfect recipe to recreate this iconic take-out favourite! A must-try with its sweet-savoury goodness kept us wishing we made more.
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Ingredients
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| 4large Boneless chicken thigh (cut into bite sizes) | |
| ½cup Orange juice | |
| 2tbsp Cooking cream | |
| 1Egg white | |
| 1tbsp Grated ginger | |
| 1tbsp Grated garlic | |
| 1tbsp Onion powder | |
| 2tbsp Soy sauce | |
| 2tbsp Garlic oil | |
| 2tbsp Fried minced garlic | |
| ½Orange skin slices | |
| 1tbsp Toasted white sesame seeds |
Batter for chicken:
| 240g Plain flour | |
| 60g Corn starch | |
| 1tsp Baking soda | |
| ½tsp Salt | |
| 2 Eggs | |
| 200ml Water | |
| Orange sauce | |
| ½cup Orange juice | |
| 1½tbsp White vinegar | |
| 3tbsp Ketchup | |
| 1tbsp Light Soy sauce | |
| ½ tbsp Chilli flakes (optional if you don’t like spice) | |
| ½cup Rice syrup | |
| 2tbsp Oil |
Directions
1.
In a pan, add 2 tbsp of cooking oil, stir fry minced garlic until fragrant, lightly browned and crispy.
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2.
Marinate chicken pieces with orange juice, cooking cream, egg white, grated ginger & garlic, onion powder, soy sauce and garlic oil. Leave it to marinate in the chiller for at least 1 to 2 hours.
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3.
In a mixing bowl, sift plain flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt and mix well. Divide into 2 mixing bowls.
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4.
Add 2 beaten eggs and water into one of the bowls and set aside.
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5.
Once chicken is marinated, coat chicken pieces into wet batter, drip out excess batter and coat with dry batter.
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6.
Deep fry chicken in batches until golden brown, drain and set aside.
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7.
In a pan, combine all ingredients under Orange sauce. Mix well and bring to a simmer until it thickens.
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8.
Add in fried chicken pieces and toss to coat evenly.
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9.
Add in orange skin slices, fried garlic and white sesame seeds. Garnish with coriander.
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