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Crispy orange chicken pieces coated in glossy sauce with sesame seeds and green onions on a white plate

Copycat Orange Chicken

This copycat Panda Express orange chicken delivers crispy battered chicken tossed in a sticky sweet-tangy orange sauce with ginger and garlic.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Sauce
Cuisine: Asian-American
Calories: 520
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 600 g Chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1/2 cup Cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup 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 and set aside.
  2. Toss chicken pieces in cornstarch until evenly coated.
  3. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and fry chicken in batches for 3 to 4 minutes per side 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 in the sticky orange sauce.
  6. Serve immediately over steamed rice with sesame seeds or green onions if desired.