Chinese Orange Chicken

Steps to make

1. 1

   Heat the wet ingredients for the sauce

   3 min
   

   Place the orange juice, vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, ginger, garlic, and crushed chili in a pan over a medium heat. Stir to combine and cook for 3 minutes.

2. 2

   Add the cornflour

   1 min
   

   Whisk the cornflour into 2 tablespoons of water in a small bowl, until it thickens. Add to the orange sauce and whisk until blended.

4. 3

   Cook the sauce

   5 min
   

   Cook the sauce, stirring every so often, for a further 5 minutes until it begins to thicken.

5. 4

   Add the orange zest

   1 min
   

   Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the orange zest.

6. 5

   Prepare the coatings

   1 min
   

   Mix the flour, cornflour, and salt in a shallow bowl and spread out across the bottom of the bowl. Pour the beaten eggs into another shallow bowl.

7. 6

   Coat the chicken chunks

   3 min
   

   Dip each piece of chicken in the beaten egg, followed by the flour mixture and transfer to a plate.

8. 7

   Heat the oil

   1 min
   

   Pour 2-3 inches of oil into a heavy-based skillet and heat to 350°F.

9. 8

   Cook the chicken

   14 min
   

   In batches, cook the chicken in the oil for 2-3 minutes, turning frequently until the chunks are golden brown all over. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels to absorb the excess oil. Repeat until you have cooked all of the chicken pieces.

10. 9

    Add the chicken to the sauce

    1 min
    

    Add the chicken pieces to the pan of sauce and toss until well coated.

11. 10

    Serving Chinese Orange Chicken

    

    Sprinkle the chicken with the chopped scallions and orange zest to serve.