This is a healthier version of the take out orange chicken we know and love. Without the fried breading. Although it seems like a lot of ingredients and thus complicated to make, this can really be separated into 3 simple steps. Browning the chicken, mixing sauce ingredients and then putting it all together. Its a lot simpler than I thought it would be.
The first time I made this, I felt as thought the sauce was too liquid. So in the recipe below, I added cornstarch to bind it. This made the sauce turn into more of a glaze which is exactly what we want for a classic orange chicken dish.
Orange Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 tablespoons sesame oil
- Sauce
- 2 cups orange juice
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
Instructions
- Cut the chicken into cubes. Then in a large frying pan, cook the chicken in the sesame oil until the edges are brown As the chicken is cooking, stir together the sauce mixture in a separate bowl. Then set aside.
- Pour the sauce ingredients into the same frying pan you used to cook the chicken. Mix well.
- Bring the sauce to a boil for 15-20 minutes, stirring every so often so it thickens.
- When the sauce thickens, add the cooked chicken back in and stir to coat the chicken
- Top with sesame seeds and enjoy
