Want to Know How to Make Orange Chicken?

This orange chicken recipe, made with chili paste, orange juice and various other delicious ingredients, is perfect for a busy week night, since it is one of many easy chicken recipes. There are various recipes for orange chicken and this one uses great, natural ingredients which combine really well.

If you like to try out international recipes, you might have already checked out some recipes for orange chicken. If you find the orange flavor in this Chinese orange chicken recipe too overpowering, you might want to combine orange juice and water rather than use all orange juice. Some people prefer a milder orange flavor and others prefer something stronger and more flavorful.

Authentic Chinese Orange Chicken Recipe

Ingredients -

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, in 1 inch cubes
½ tablespoon corn flour
1 tablespoon dry sherry
2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
1/3 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon sesame oil
¼ teaspoon chili paste
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 slice ginger, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
Oil for stir frying

Preparation:

Mix the sherry with the corn flour and marinade the cubed chicken in this mixture for 30 minutes.

Combine the orange juice, sesame oil, soy sauce, chili paste and brown sugar to make the sauce.

Heat the wok and add some oil.

Stir fry the ginger and garlic until it is aromatic.

Add the chicken and stir fry until it changes color. Push up the wok sides, making a well in the middle. Pour in the sauce. Combine the sauce and chicken, stir frying until everything is hot.

Serve over white rice or egg noodles.

Serves 4

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A Picture of a traditional Chinese inspired dish our Authentic Chinese Orange Chicken Recipe is a wonderful blend of spices that delivers a real far east taste. This orange chicken recipe is a simple dish to make like many traditional Chinese dishes you will find on our site. Chicken and orange meld well together along with the other ingredients to deliver a true Oriental favorite.