Skip to main content
Unreel Recipes
cooking · chicken

Better than Takeout Orange Chicken

From a video by Iankewks · 1 min watch

Crispy fried chicken tossed in a glossy orange sauce made with fresh orange juice, zest, garlic, ginger, and rice wine vinegar. A takeout-style dish made at home.

chickentakeoutAsianChineseAmerican Chinese
Better than Takeout Orange Chicken
Source video — Iankewks on YouTube
From the creator
Iankewks
Visit their channel ↗
Watch the full video on YouTube ↗
Total time
~40 minutesEstimated by Unreel from the recipe steps — the creator didn't state this.
Hands-on
~30 minutesEstimated by Unreel from the recipe steps — the creator didn't state this.
Servings
~4 servingsEstimated by Unreel from the complete recipe.
Difficulty
MediumEstimated by Unreel from the recipe steps — the creator didn't state this.
Cook this recipe
Extraction confidence: high

Auto-generated from the video and rewritten in our own words. Double-check quantities against the source before cooking.

Ingredients

Ingredients scaled to 4 servings
  • chicken
  • cornstarch
  • black pepper
  • soy sauce
  • egg white
  • water
  • garlic
  • ginger
  • soy sauce
  • fresh orange juice
  • orange zest
  • brown sugar
  • rice wine vinegar
  • cornstarch
  • oil

Preparation

  1. Step 1
    Combine chicken, cornstarch, black pepper, soy sauce, egg white, and water in a bowl. Mix by hand to form a thin batter.
    Doneness — golden and crispy
  2. Step 2 · 4-5 minutes
    Fry chicken pieces in hot oil for 4 to 5 minutes until golden.
    Doneness — golden
  3. Step 3
    Double fry the chicken pieces for extra crispiness.
  4. Step 4
    Grate the garlic and ginger. Combine the grated garlic, grated ginger, soy sauce, fresh orange juice, orange zest, brown sugar, and rice wine vinegar in a container. Stir the sauce ingredients together.
  5. Step 5
    Bring the sauce to a boil, then stir in cornstarch to thicken the sauce.
  6. Step 6
    Toss the fried chicken pieces in the sauce until evenly coated.

Notes