Baked Chinese Orange Chicken
Savor this delicious and easy-to-make Baked Chinese Orange Chicken. It is sticky, crispy, and zesty. In 30 minutes, serve it with vegetables, rice, or noodles.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 422kcal
Equipment
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Sauce pan
Ingredients
- 3 chicken fillets
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- ½ cup flour
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 2 eggs beaten
- ½ cup orange juice
- 1-2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons of rice wine vinegar
- A pinch of garlic seasoning
- A pinch of red chilli flakes
- ½ zest of one orange
- sesame seeds
- ½ spring onions
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160°C/320°F. Line and grease an oven tray lightly with oil and set aside.
- Chop the chicken fillets into bite-size pieces and sprinkle salt and pepper to taste on the chicken chunks.
- Add flour and cornstarch into a bowl. Next, add a pinch of salt, pepper, and garlic seasoning and stir well.
- Crack eggs into a separate bowl and whisk.
- Then, dip the coated chicken pieces into the egg and cornstarch mix, ensuring they are fully coated. Place the chicken pieces on the greased tray, ensuring they are not touching. Spray the chicken pieces with cooking oil and bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until done, turning halfway through.
- While the chicken is baking, add orange juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar, garlic seasoning, red chili flakes, and the zest of one orange to a pot, and stir all ingredients together (taste and adjust seasoning if necessary).
- Heat the stove and cook the sauce for 5-8 minutes on low heat, stirring occasionally until it thickens. Once the chicken chunks have finished baking, add them to the sauce, toss, sprinkle sesame seeds and spring onions on top, and serve!
Notes
- Alter your heat level! If you are a spicy food lover like me then double the amount of chilli you add! If you want a sweeter sauce then add more brown sugar. It really is up to you!
- You can also try this dish with different proteins. For example swap the chicken chunks with prawns, pork, squid and beef. Vegan options: tofu, tempeh and broccoli!
Nutrition
Serving: 334g | Calories: 422kcal | Carbohydrates: 30.25g | Protein: 56.82g | Fat: 6.39g | Saturated Fat: 1.755g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.502g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1.856g | Trans Fat: 0.008g | Cholesterol: 210mg | Sodium: 441mg | Potassium: 700mg | Fiber: 2.1g | Sugar: 6.15g | Vitamin A: 261IU | Vitamin C: 27.4mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 3.15mg