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Chinese Orange Chicken has been moved into the hosted Uncle Cheese recipe system for browser review and Hot-station publishing.

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Chinese Orange Chicken

Fried chicken bites tossed in sweet-spicy orange sauce with fresh zest finish.

Yield: entrée batch
Style: sauced fried chicken
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Ingredients

Chicken
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut bite-size
  • 3 eggs, whisked
  • 1/3 cup cornstarch
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • Salt, to taste
  • Oil, for frying
Orange Sauce + Garnish
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar or white vinegar
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1/4 tsp ginger
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder or 2 garlic cloves, finely diced
  • 1/2 tsp red chili flakes
  • Zest from 1 orange
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • Green onions, for garnish
  • Extra orange zest, for garnish

Method

  1. Make the sauce: in a medium pot combine orange juice, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and chili flakes. Heat about 3 minutes.
  2. Whisk 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water to form a slurry. Add to the sauce, whisk well, and cook about 5 minutes until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in orange zest.
  3. For the chicken, stir together flour and cornstarch in a shallow dish with a generous pinch of salt. Place whisked eggs in a second shallow dish.
  4. Dip chicken pieces in egg, then in the flour-cornstarch mixture. Set aside on a plate.
  5. Heat 2–3 inches of oil in a heavy-bottomed pot to 350°F.
  6. Fry chicken in batches for 2–3 minutes, turning often, until golden brown. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate.
  7. Toss hot fried chicken with the orange sauce. Reserve some sauce for rice if desired.
  8. Finish with green onion and extra orange zest. Serve immediately.

Finish + Service

  • Best served immediately while the coating is crisp.
  • Chicken thighs may be substituted for chicken breasts.
  • If making a gluten-free adaptation, tamari can replace soy sauce, but the breading also needs a GF flour adjustment.
Uncle Cheese Hot migration — Chinese Orange Chicken converted into the hosted recipe system.