Easy Orange Chicken Recipe
This Easy Orange Chicken is just as good as your takeaway favorite and ready on the table in 30 minutes, meaning it's perfect for an easy weeknight meal. Packed full of flavor, this is sure to become a family favorite.
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 836.81kcal
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp tapioca starch
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 3 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp fresh onion chopped
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
Orange glaze ingredients:
- 10 ounces orange marmalade
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- Juice of ½ lime
- 1 tsp hot sauce
- 1 tsp hoisin sauce
- 2 tsp worchester sauce
Instructions
- Wash chicken breast and cut it into bite size pieces
- Transfer chicken to a bowl
- Add salt, pepper, soy sauce, baking soda and tapioca starch
- Coat chicken pieces evenly and let them sit for 10 minutes
- Heat a wok with sesame oil, on medium heat
- Add the chicken in the wok and let it cook on one side first for 5-6 minutes until golden brown. Turn chicken pieces and cook on the opposite side for another 5-6 minutes.
- Reduce heat to medium low
- Meanwhile prepare the orange glaze. In a small bowl, combine orange marmalade, juice of lime, hot sauce, soy sauce, hoisin sauce and worchester sauce
- Mix with a fork until all glaze ingredients are combined
- Add orange glaze to the chicken
- Stir and cook for 10 minutes
- Sprinkle with fresh onion and sesame seeds
- Serve with steamed or boiled rice on the side and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 836.81kcal | Carbohydrates: 100.29g | Protein: 52.73g | Fat: 27.49g | Saturated Fat: 4.35g | Cholesterol: 144.7mg | Sodium: 3293.74mg | Potassium: 982.86mg | Fiber: 1.54g | Sugar: 86.28g | Vitamin A: 155.69IU | Vitamin C: 11.01mg | Calcium: 74.92mg | Iron: 2.06mg