Orange Chicken from Panda Express (CopyCat Recipe)
Orange Chicken and Panda Express go together like the Big Mac and McDonald’s and the Whopper and Burger King. When you pick up your Combo Plate, you always have to fill one of your entrees with the delicious sweet and tangy, Orange Chicken.
Panda Express seems to be a staple in most strip malls or shopping centers. Currently as of the writing of this post, they are only in 45 states with the only holdouts in the North East of the US. (Sorry Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.)
Finding this recipe was a difficult task and took a while to perfect, but this is my best guess and I think it comes pretty dang close.
| Prep Time | 45 Min |
| Cook Time | 25 Min |
| Passive Time | 1 Hour |
| Servings |
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Ingredients
Chicken
- 1 lb Chicken Breasts
- 2 egg
- as needed salt
- 1 tsp Freshly Ground Black Pepper
- 2 tsp Soy Sauce
- 1/2 Cup Corn Starch
- 1 Cup AP Flour
- as needed Water to make sure the batter is correct
Orange Chicken Sauce
- 1/4 Cup Orange Juice
- 1 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1/4 Cup White Distilled Vinegar
- 1/4 Cup Soy Sauce
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp garlic
- 1 tsp Ginger
- 2 tbsp Orange Zest
- 1 tbsp Corn Starch
- 2 tbsp Water
Ingredients
Chicken
Orange Chicken Sauce
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Instructions
Cooking and Serving
- Trim the Chicken into bite sized chunks. Throw the chicken bites into a couple ziplock bags and add the egg, salt, pepper, flour, corn starch, and soy sauce. Slowly add water to make this an even coated batter. Let this sit in the fridge for 1 hour.
- Heat up some oil for frying (enough to cover the chicken). Fry the chicken until golden brown. Drain the chicken and wait 3 minutes before adding them into the sauce.
Sauce Prep
- Add all sauce ingredients into a pot and heat until a slow simmer, constantly stirring. Cook until a dark golden brown.
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