ORANGE CHICKEN​

Orange Chicken

Ingredients For marinade:

• Orange zest 1 teaspoon
• Fresh orange juice (I used Valencia oranges) 1/2 Cup
• Vinegar 1/3 Cup
• Soy sauce 1/4 Cup
• Sugar 1/4 Cup
• Ginger powder 1/4 teaspoon
• Chili sauce/hot sauce 1 teaspoon (or more according to your taste)
• Black pepper to taste
• Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
• Grated onion (with juices) 3 tablespoons
• Chicken cube 1
• Water 1 Cup
• Egg 1

ingredients For Chicken:

• Boneless chicken 1 Kg
• 2 tablespoons corn starch + 2 tablespoons water (mix both)
• Extra corn starch 1 Cup
• Oil for frying as needed
• Sesame seeds for garnishing

ingredients For orange topping:

• Fresh oranges (I used Valencia oranges) 1/2 Cup
• Lime 1
• Sugar (only if the oranges are not sweet enough)1 tablespoon
• Chili flakes to taste
• Orange cut into chunks

preparation:

Step 1: Marination

• Cut chicken into 1-inch cubes.
• Mix all the ingredients for marinade and add to the chicken cubes.
• Marinate for 30 minutes.

Step 2: Topping Preparation

• Cook all the ingredients together to make a topping.

Step 3: Cooking

• Strain the chicken out of the marinade.
• Cook the marinade on high flame, when it boils add corn starch mixed in water. Cook until the sauce is thickened.
• Dip the chicken pieces in egg and then in corn starch.
• Deep fry (don’t shallow fry otherwise the coating will come off).
• Make sure the chicken pieces are cooked completely.
• Mix the chicken in the warm sauce. Sprinkle the sesame seeds and top with orange dressing.
• Serve hot with boiled rice and enjoy!

Print Recipe

Orange Chicken

Author: Naush

Ingredients

Ingredients For marinade:​

• Orange zest 1 teaspoon
• Fresh orange juice (I used Valencia oranges) 1/2 Cup
• Vinegar 1/3 Cup
• Soy sauce 1/4 Cup
• Sugar 1/4 Cup
• Ginger powder 1/4 teaspoon
• Chili sauce/hot sauce 1 teaspoon (or more according to your taste)
• Black pepper to taste
• Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
• Grated onion (with juices) 3 tablespoons
• Chicken cube 1

ingredients For Chicken:​

• Boneless chicken 1 Kg
• 2 tablespoons corn starch + 2 tablespoons water (mix both)
• Extra corn starch 1 Cup (for coating)
• Oil for frying as needed
• Sesame seeds for garnishing

ingredients For orange topping:​

• Fresh orange juice (I used Valencia oranges) 1/2 Cup
• Lime 1
• Sugar (only if the oranges are not sweet enough)1 tablespoon
• Chili flakes to taste
• Orange cut into chunks

Instructions

Step 1: Marination

• Cut chicken into 1-inch cubes.
• Mix all the ingredients for marinade and add to the chicken cubes.
• Marinate for 30 minutes.

Step 2: Topping Preparation

• Cook all the ingredients together to make a topping.

Step 3: Cooking

• Strain the chicken out of the marinade.
• Cook the marinade on high flame, when it boils add corn starch mixed in water. Cook until the sauce is thickened.
• Dip the chicken pieces in egg and then in corn starch.
• Deep fry (don’t shallow fry otherwise the coating will come off).
• Make sure the chicken pieces are cooked completely.
• Mix the chicken in the warm sauce. Sprinkle the sesame seeds and top with orange dressing.
• Serve hot with boiled rice and enjoy!