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Crispy orange chicken with glossy sauce in a white bowl on a wooden table

Copycat Orange Chicken

Make copycat Panda Express orange chicken with crispy bites and sticky orange sauce for takeout-style flavor at home.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian-American
Calories: 520
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 600 g Chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1/2 cup Cornstarch
  • 3 tbsp Vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup Orange juice
  • 3 tbsp Soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp Sugar
  • 2 tbsp Rice vinegar
  • 2 tsp Fresh ginger, minced
  • 3 Garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tsp Orange zest

Method
 

  1. Whisk together orange juice, soy sauce, sugar, rice vinegar, ginger, garlic, and orange zest in a small bowl until sugar dissolves.
  2. Toss chicken pieces with cornstarch until evenly coated.
  3. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and fry chicken in batches for 6 to 8 minutes, turning once, until golden and cooked to 165°F / 74°C.
  4. Pour the orange sauce into the same skillet and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes until thickened and glossy.
  5. Return the crispy chicken to the skillet and toss until every piece is coated with the sticky orange sauce.