Description
Craving a delicious takeout-style meal at home? This Hot Orange Chicken (Panda Express Copycat) is your answer! Featuring crispy chicken pieces enveloped in a tangy, sweet, and spicy orange sauce, this dish delivers bold flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. Perfect for busy weeknights or gatherings with friends, it requires only a few simple ingredients and straightforward steps, making it ideal for beginner cooks. Transform your kitchen into an Asian-inspired restaurant with this easy recipe that’s sure to become a favorite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs chicken breasts or thighs
- 1 cup cornstarch
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 orange (zest)
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 4 tbsp rice apple vinegar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- Dried whole red chili peppers
Instructions
- Prepare the chicken coating by mixing cornstarch, flour, salt, and white pepper in one bowl. In another bowl, whisk together eggs and oil.
- Coat chicken pieces in egg wash, then in the cornstarch mixture.
- Heat oil in a frying pan and fry chicken until golden brown; drain on paper towels.
- In a saucepan, combine orange juice, zest, soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, and sesame oil. Thicken with cornstarch slurry.
- Stir-fry dried chili peppers and garlic in oil before adding fried chicken and orange sauce; toss to coat.
- Garnish with sliced green onions and serve hot.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: Approximately 4 oz (113g)
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 100mg