Panda Express Orange Chicken
 
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Homemade orange chicken recipe as good as take out. A great side for rice or noodles. Sub the chicken for paneer or tofu for a vegetarian version.
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Recipe type: Dinner, lunch, main
Cuisine: Asian
Serves: serves 3-4
Ingredients
For the chicken:
  • 400 gms chicken, cut into bite sized pcs
  • 1 egg
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • ½ cup cornstarch
  • ¼ cup flour
For the sauce
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp rice wine or white wine (skip in case you don't have or don't want to open a bottle of wine specially for this)
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 4 tbsp sugar/ brown sugar will also do (or to taste)
  • 3 tbsp white vinegar
  • Zest and juice of 1 orange
To finish:
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tbsp ginger minced
  • 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
  • ½ tsp chilli flakes (or to taste)
Instructions
For the chicken:
  1. Combine egg, salt pepper and 1 tbsp oil. Whisk together to combine
  2. In another bowl add ½ cup cornstarch plus ¼ cup flour. Mix together.
  3. Heat oil for deep frying. Once oil is hot, reduce heat to medium. Dip chicken bites in the egg mox and then in flour mix to coat evenly. Fry the chicken for 3-5 minutes till golden and crisp. Let cool on rack.
  4. In a bowl, mix the ingredients listed under sauce and keep aside.
To finish:
  1. In 1 tbsp oil, add ginger and minced garlic. Add the chilli flakes and fry for 10 seconds.
  2. Pour in the sauce and bring to a boil.
  3. Add the chicken and stir well.
  4. Garnish with spring onions.
Recipe by The Novice Housewife at https://novicehousewife.com/2020/05/30/panda-express-orange-chicken/