Orange Chicken from Panda Express (CopyCat Recipe)

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.

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Orange Chicken from Panda Express
The timeless classic that is Orange Chicken from Panda Express. It is quick and easy to make and sure to please everyone.
Cuisine Chinese
Prep Time 45 Min
Cook Time 25 Min
Passive Time 1 Hour
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Chicken
Orange Chicken Sauce
Cuisine Chinese
Prep Time 45 Min
Cook Time 25 Min
Passive Time 1 Hour
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Chicken
Orange Chicken Sauce
Instructions
Cooking and Serving
  1. 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.
  2. 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
  1. 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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Mojo Criollo

Mojo Criollo

Mojo Criollo is a staple in all Cuban households. It can be used for a variety of different things including to marinade your pork roast or used as a dipping sauce for your plantains or yuca. The strong garlic mixed with the sour citrus is a powerful and delicious combination.

This is another influence we can trace back to the Arabs into Spain. They brought the flavors of the Sour Orange with them. When Spain colonized Cuba, they brought with them that flavor. Once in Cuba, the Garlic was added.

Give it a try! You will not be disappointed.

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Mojo Criollo
Here we have a traditional Cuban dipping sauce and marinade. It is used in pretty much every Cuban dish and goes great as a dipping sauce for Plantains and Yuca.
Cuban Mojo Criollo - Hungry Doug
Course Sauce
Cuisine Cuban
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings
Cup
Ingredients
Course Sauce
Cuisine Cuban
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings
Cup
Ingredients
Cuban Mojo Criollo - Hungry Doug
Instructions
  1. Peel and mash the garlic cloves using a garlic press and combine with all the other ingredients.
  2. Enjoy!
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