Name: Orange Chicken (Panda Express Copycat) Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 egg; 1 tsp white pepper; 1½ tsp salt; 2 chicken breasts; ½ cup cornstarch; ¼ cup flour; Vegetable Oil; 1 tbsp oil; 2 tsp garlic; 1 tbsp ginger; ½ tsp chili flakes; 1 tbsp rice wine; 1½ tbsp soy sauce; 5 tbsp vinegar; 1½ tbsp tablespoons water; 3½ tbsp tablespoons sugar; 1 tbsp orange zest; scallion; For Cornstarch Slurry:; 1 tbsp cornstarch; 1 tbsp water

orange chicken (inspired by panda express) recipe

How To Make Orange Chicken Recipe (Panda Express Copycat)

Here’s the ultimate Orange Chicken Recipe, a delicious crispy fried citrus chicken dish with flavors reminiscent of the orange chicken from Panda Express.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1egg
1tspwhite pepper
1½tspsalt
2chicken breasts,cubed
½cupcornstarch
¼cupflour
vegetable oil,for frying
1tbspoil
2tspgarlic,minced
1tbspginger,minced
½tspchili flakes
1tbsprice wine
1½tbspsoy sauce
5tbspvinegar
1½tbsptablespoons water
3½tbsptablespoons sugar
1tbsporange zest
scallion,chopped, for garnish

For Cornstarch Slurry:

1tbspcornstarch
1tbspwater

Instructions

Combine the egg, white pepper, and salt in a mixing bowl. Add the cubed chicken breast, making sure it’s coated with the egg mixture.
In another bowl, combine corn starch and flour. Add the coated chicken to the flour mixture. Stir to coat.
Working in batches, fry the coated chicken until golden and done. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
In a large pan or wok, add oil, garlic, ginger and red chili flakes. Stir fry until fragrant.
Add rice wine and stir for a few seconds. Proceed to add all of the other sauce ingredients, including soy sauce, vinegar, water, sugar, and orange zest.
Add the fried chicken. Stir to coat in sauce. Thicken the sauce with the cornstarch slurry.
Garnish with chopped scallions and serve with rice.