My husband loves Chinese food. I do too but lately I don’t wanna leave my air conditioned house 🤣 So I figured…you know what? Why not make our own.

I truly love Orange Chicken. I think I could just drink the sauce and be satisfied – but of course it even better over chicken.

This is the best homemade orange chicken recipe and it’s now a “go to” in our house. My hubby now requests it every week 🤣

And the best thing? Can make it from home without going out into the heat. Major kudos!

Homemade Orange Chicken

Ingredients

For the chicken

4 Boneless and Skinless Chicken Breasts (cut into bite-size pieces)

3 Eggs, whisked

1/3 cup Cornstarch

1/3 cup Flour

Pinch of salt

Oil for frying

For the orange sauce

1 cup Orange Juice

1/2 cup Sugar

2 Tablespoons Rice Vinegar or White Vinegar

2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce

1/4 teaspoon Ginger

1/4 teaspoon Garlic Powder

1/2 teaspoon Red Chili Flakes

Orange Zest from 1 orange

1 Tablespoon Cornstarch

Directions

To make the orange sauce

In a medium pot, add the orange juice, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and red chili flakes.

Heat for at least 3-4 minutes.

In a small bowl, whisk 1 Tablespoon of cornstarch with 2 Tablespoons of water to form a paste.

Add the cornstarch mixture to orange sauce and whisk together. Continue to cook for 5 minutes, until the mixture begins to thicken. Once the sauce is thickened, remove from heat and add orange zest.

Set aside.

To make the chicken

Place the flour and cornstarch in a medium bowl. Add a small pinch of salt. Mix the ingredients.

Whisk the eggs in a small bowl.

Dip the chicken pieces into the egg mixture and then into the flour mixture.

Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat.

Into the pan, add several chicken pieces at a time. Cook for 2 – 3 minutes, turning often until golden brown on each side.

Place chicken on a paper-towel-lined plate. Repeat if necessary.

Toss the chicken pieces with the orange sauce. You may reserve some of the sauce to place on rice or vegetables.

Optional: Serve it with a sprinkling of green onion and orange zest.