crispy orange chicken

Air Fryer Orange Chicken is a healthier version of a take-out favorite. It&#039;s golden brown and crispy with a sweet and sticky orange sauce!

Air Fryer Orange Chicken

chicken thighs (cut in 1-2" pieces)

cornstarch

salt

orange juice

honey

soy sauce

ginger

orange zest

rice vinegar

green onions (garnish)

sesame seeds (garnish)

Mix the cornstarch and salt together and toss the chicken so it's coated evenly.

Spray the air fryer basket lightly with oil and place the chicken in a single layer inside (the chicken will be cooked in 3 batches).

Spray the chicken lightly with spray oil.

Use the air fryer function and cook at 400F degrees for 9 minutes, shaking 2-3 times while cooking. The chicken will be golden brown and crispy on the outside when done. (It&#39;s okay if some of the pieces are a touch white from the cornstarch. It&#39;ll fall off and mix into the sauce).

Place the cooked chicken in a bowl and repeat with the other 2 batches.

While the chicken is air frying, make the orange sauce.

Combine all the sauce ingredients except the cornstarch slurry in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook for 3-5 minutes, until it starts to thicken.

Slowly pour in the cornstarch slurry, whisking while pouring and simmer until the sauce is thickened and coats the back of a spoon (about 3 minutes).

Toss the chicken with the orange sauce, sprinkle with sesame seeds and garnish with green onions. Serve with rice.

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The chicken is golden brown and crispy, the sauce is sweet and sticky, and the recipe is quick and easy!

The ultimate Chinese Orange Chicken made with crispy chicken in a delicious orange sauce. Don&#039;t forget to check out my step by step photos and tips above!

Orange Chicken

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts

Eggs

Cornstarch

Flour

Orange Juice (fresh)

Sugar

Rice Vinegar

tbsp Soy Sauce use tamari for a gluten-free dish

Ginger

Garlic Powder

Red Chili Flakes

tsp sesame oil

Orange oranges

Tablespoon Cornstarch

Green Onions (chopped)

Mix all the ingredients for the sauce except the corn starch in a bowl and set aside. Mix the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water or orange juice in a small bowl and set aside.

Pour the sauce into a large skillet and place over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Once the sauce is bubbling, stir in the cornstarch slurry and continue cooking until thickened about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside until the chicken is fried.

For the sauce:

Fill a Dutch oven or large skillet with about an inch of oil then place over medium high heat. Monitor temp with a thermometer, you'll want it to be 350F when you start frying.

Crack eggs into a bowl and whisk together and mix the chicken pieces in the egg.

Whisk the flour and cornstarch together in a large bowl. Dredge the chicken pieces in the flour mixture and set aside on a plate or paper towels.

Fry the chicken in batches. Cook until golden brown (2-3 minutes) then flip over and fry on the other side. Once golden transfer to a plate lined with paper and continue frying the remaining chicken in batches. Keep the orange sauce warm on a low heat while frying the chicken.

Add the fried chicken to the warmed orange sauce and toss to cover then sprinkle with green onion and serve over rice.

For the chicken

Dear John,
   I want to thank you for dedicating such a large part of your life to sharing your recipes with the world. I truly adore everything that you create and will continue to follow and like all of your content. You are an outstanding chef and I loved your Orange Chicken recipe! Thank you for inspiring the many people who have used your recipes!
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The most delicious orange chicken I've ever tasted - my husband described it as "Perfection".  I've made it a couple of times now and the only change I've made is that I double the sauce - I'm pretty sure my chicken breasts are much larger than the ones Jon used  and we like our orange chicken on the saucy side.  This recipe is now a family favorite - thank you, Jon!

I love this recipe.  Thank-you for sharing.

This was awesome! I used Swerve for the sugar. That was the only thing I changed. I liked the heat the red pepper flakes added. 

Next time I make it I don’t think I’ll deep fry the chicken. Just because I don’t like doing all of that. I know the texture will be different, but I’m okay with that.

I use your Italian Meringue Buttercream exclusively for my cakes. The next recipe of yours that I’m going to try is the macarons. The way you walk through it in your video makes it feel less intimidating. Wish me luck!

Loved this recipe, taste was amazing! I did add a couple of spoonfuls of orange marmalade as you suggested and I loved how bold the orange flavor turned out. The only minor issue I had was that the sauce was not thickening up but my boyfriend I still loved it so it's a keeper! Thanks!!!

I'm on a trek to make take-out favorites at home and my daughter asked for this one.  she is the one that always orders Orange Chicken.  My husband and I loved it and she liked it.  She said it was almost "too much orange" flavor.  I found it a bit sweeter than the restaurant, so I might try reducing that.  Will it affect the thickening, if I do? The sauce thickened up nicely as is though, so I wonder.  I will surely make this again and try to tweak those two items just to fit us.    I did use gluten free flour and I'm wondering if that may have affected the coating flavor and consistency.  I'll try it next time with both regular and gf.  If anyone knows the answer, I would appreciate the input.  The coating seemed a bit chalky.

Hello! As all your recipes that I have already tried.. your orange chicken  is delicious!! It has become a favorite at our home, thank you for sharing all your wonderful creations ❤️❤️❤️

Hi John, I just made this last night and it worked out perfectly!  I cut the added sugar in half (and went a little heavy on the crushed red peppers) and it was delicious.  Thanks for making it easy to make this classic Chinese take out dish.

Hey John,
Made this dish the other day. Great flavor but was disappointed because my sauce never thicken up. We served it over rice and then dribbled the juice over it. Since I doubled the recipe the sauce almost covered the chicken and so the crisp part of the chicken got soggy. My family loved the dish though.

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