Description
Panda Express Orange Chicken is a homemade delight featuring crispy chicken coated in a sweet and tangy orange sauce, perfect for weeknight dinners or impressing guests.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3–4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- All-purpose flour
- Cornstarch
- Fresh ginger
- Garlic cloves
- Low-sodium soy sauce
- Brown sugar
- Fresh orange juice
- Sesame oil
- Scallions (green onions)
- Ketchup
- Cider vinegar
Instructions
- Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and pat dry.
- In a bowl, mix all-purpose flour and cornstarch with salt and pepper.
- Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering.
- Coat chicken pieces in the flour mixture and fry until golden brown, about 5-6 minutes per batch.
- In another pan, combine soy sauce, brown sugar, ketchup, orange juice, vinegar, ginger, garlic, and sesame oil; simmer until thickened.
- Toss fried chicken in the sauce until thoroughly coated.
- Serve over rice or noodles, garnished with scallions.
Notes
- For added nutrition, consider mixing in vegetables like bell peppers or broccoli.
- Adjust sweetness by reducing sugar or adding more soy sauce.
- Substitute chicken with shrimp or tofu for variation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (200g)
- Calories: 330
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 70mg