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Orange Chicken

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July 17, 2014 by Hugs & Cookies xoxo 18 Comments

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You have probably had orange chicken from your local take-out but did you know you can make it at home? This dinner was wonderful! The sauce thickened just like it does when you get take-out-pretty impressive. The flavors are well balanced and will impress even the biggest foodies in your family. At first glance, the sauce calls for a lot of sugar. The good news though is that this recipe made A LOT! 2 pounds of chicken to be exact. You could certainly halve this recipe if feeding a small family and serve it up over rice with a nice salad. I kept this recipe gluten free and used tamari sauce but you can easily substitute soy sauce if you’re not gluten free. I hope you enjoy this one as much as we did. Want to know a secret? I did not deep fry this….just a few tablespoons of oil and it was still fabulous. Use coconut oil if you can…one of the healthier choices out there!! A great hair mask, too! hee hee   I cooked this using my pampered chef rockcrok and I love this pan! It goes from the stove to the oven which is a really nice perk!orange-chicken-gforange-chickendinner-chicken-orange

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Orange Chicken
 
Ingredients
Chicken:
  • 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into 1-1/2” cubes)
  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour (I used Cup4Cup to keep this gluten free)
  • 2 eggs (beaten)
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Coconut Oil (for frying) (or any oil you prefer) About 3-4 Tablespoons for each batch you fry.
Orange Sauce:
  • 1 cup water
  • juice from 1 orange
  • juice from ½ lemon
  • ⅓ cup rice vinegar
  • 3 Tablespoons Tamari (or you can use soy sauce)
  • zest from ½ an orange
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 garlic cloves, grated
  • 3 scallions, chopped
Thickener:
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • ¼ c. water
Instructions
  1. Combine flour and salt in a ziploc bag. Dip each piece of chicken into the egg and then place into the ziploc bag. I did this in 2 batches. Shake the bag to coat the chicken evenly. Meanwhile, heat the coconut oil in a skillet. Once hot, add the chicken and cook on both sides until browned well and cooked through entirely. Remove to a plate lined with paper towels to remove excess oil.
  2. For the sauce, in a pot combine the water, orange juice, lemon juice,  rice vinegar, and Tamari. Stir to combine on medium. Add the zest, brown sugar,   garlic and scallions. (reserve some of the scallions for when you plate the chicken) Bring to a boil.
  3. Stir the cornstarch and water until smooth. Add this "slurry" into the boiling sauce and cook until thick which happens pretty quickly. Place chicken on your serving platter and pour on the sauce. Top with reserved scallions.
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Comments

  1. Debra says

    July 18, 2014 at 7:43 am

    Must make this! Love any meat/poultry/fish that’s been “oranged”! Thanks Danielle!

    Reply
  2. Mary says

    July 18, 2014 at 7:11 pm

    Is that a Pampered Chef Rockrcrok? I love mine!

    Reply
    • danielle says

      July 19, 2014 at 1:48 am

      YES!!!!! Love mine, too!!!! 🙂

      Reply
      • Karen says

        July 28, 2014 at 6:36 am

        I just got my RockCroc… Do you have any more recipies for it?

        Reply
  3. Sheila says

    July 27, 2014 at 2:57 pm

    How do I get the recipes? All I get is the introduction. I can’t seem to get to the actual recipes.

    Reply
    • danielle says

      July 31, 2014 at 10:43 am

      Click the title of each recipe 🙂

      Reply
  4. Naomi says

    February 18, 2015 at 3:13 pm

    Love love loved how this chicken turned out. It was the saving grace of an otherwise fail of a Valentines. I loved it so much I mention it in my blog, I hope it’s alright that I tagged this page!?

    Reply
    • Hugs & Cookies xoxo says

      February 18, 2015 at 10:36 pm

      awesome!!!!! Thank you!

      Reply
  5. Naeemah says

    September 11, 2015 at 9:16 pm

    Thank you for the great recipe! I used Wegman’s chickenless chicken to make it a vegetarian meal for my daughter and I. I also added some crushed red pepper which gave it a little spice. We really enjoyed it!

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    • Hugs & Cookies xoxo says

      September 13, 2015 at 8:10 am

      Glad you enjoyed it!!!

      Reply
  6. Tracy Darling says

    February 10, 2016 at 10:15 pm

    I thought you cooked it in the Rock Crock. I want a chicken meal that is quick and easy to do in the Rock Crock when i get home from work.

    Reply
    • Hugs & Cookies xoxo says

      February 10, 2016 at 10:29 pm

      I did 🙂

      Reply
      • Chrissy says

        December 29, 2016 at 11:53 am

        You might want to say how you used your Rock Crok because on pinterest it searchable as that.

        Reply
        • Hugs & Cookies xoxo says

          December 29, 2016 at 2:52 pm

          ok I mentioned it lol!

          Reply
  7. Ann says

    August 2, 2017 at 4:54 pm

    Can you use cornstarch to coat the chicken? Thank You

    Reply
    • Hugs & Cookies xoxo says

      August 2, 2017 at 7:26 pm

      sure!!!

      Reply

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