Orange Chicken, Panda Express Style Orange Chicken Recipe

Name: Orange Chicken, Panda Express Style Orange Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 egg white; 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce; 1 tablespoon rice vinegar; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup all purpose flour (maida); 1 tablespoon corn starch; 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; 500 grams chicken, boneless, diced; 1 tablespoon minced garlic; 1 tablespoon minced ginger; 1 teaspoon red chilli flakes; 1/2 cup orange juice; 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce; 1 tablespoon rice vinegar; 1 tablespoon sugar; 2.5 tablespoon tomato ketchup; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 4 spring onions, chopped fine; 500 ml sunflower oil / vegetable oil to deep fry

November 27, 2016 by Suguna Vinodh 36 Comments

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Orange chicken recipe inspired from the chain Panda Express. Crispy sauce coated orange chicken recipe. Asian Chinese inspired orange chicken recipe. Serve with rice or fried rice. Copycat Recipe. With step by step pictures.

We used to live in Del Mar, San Diego and just next to our apartment complex was a small little mall and they had Panda Express. It was my number one place for my fast food craving once a month. Sometimes twice. We all loved Panda Express and settled for orange chicken and rice. The sweet, tangy, spicy, crispy orange chicken was divine. I tried a lot of recipes and I am so happy to have finally found this recipe after a lot of tweaking that’s so good. Its really easy to make and I am sure you will love it.

For the Copycat Panda Express Orange Chicken marinade
Take a bowl and add in the egg white, a tablespoon of dark soy sauce, a tablespoon of rice vinegar, a tablespoon of sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Whisk well. Add in the boneless diced chicken pieces and mix well to coat. Top the mixture with 1/4 cup of all purpose flour (maida), 1 tablespoon of corn starch, 1/4 teaspoon baking powder.

Note: Keep the chicken pieces small so it cooks even and crisps quickly. The marinade penetrates well if the pieces are small.

Combine well to coat the chicken pieces. Marinate the chicken for at-least 30 minutes to an hour. The egg whites and vinegar makes the chicken juicy and moist.

Deep Fry
Heat oil in a pan until hot. Slide the marinated chicken pieces one by one in oil. If the pieces stick to the bottom, gently loosen with a fork to release. Do not crowd the pan. The pieces will stick together if crowded. Fry till golden and crisp. It will take about couple of minutes. Remove the pieces once they are golden and drain it on paper towels. Repeat until all the chicken pieces are fried.

For the Copycat Panda Express Orange Chicken Sauce
Take a bowl and add in a tablespoon of minced garlic, a tablespoon minced ginger, a teaspoon of red chilli flakes, 1/2 cup orange juice, a tablespoon dark soy sauce, a tablespoon rice vinegar, a tablespoon sugar, 2.5 tablespoon tomato ketchup, 1/4 teaspoon salt. Whisk well to form a sauce.
Take a wide pan and bring it to heat. Add in the sauce and let it simmer for five minutes till syrupy.

Add in the fried chicken pieces. Gently toss to coat for a minute. Add in the finely chopped spring onions and toss for one last time.

Tasty Panda Express Style Orange Chicken is ready. Get ready to eat. We made some serious copycat orange chicken. Serve with rice or fried rice.