Shake off excess flour and transfer to a plate. Dip the chicken pieces in the egg wash, then the flour mixture. If you're trying to go the rice route but you're trying to cut carbs, try cauliflower rice. Beat the eggs in a separate shallow dish. Rice is a classic choice, but on top of greens would also be delicious. All the crispiest fried foods use cornstarch, and it's a great secret ingredient for taking your breading to the next level. Cornstarch is all starch, which will give you extra crunch as well as a nice golden color. You can, but they won't be quite as crunchy. We used boneless, skinless chicken breasts in our recipe, but you can also use chicken thighs if you prefer! Just remember that dark meat takes longer to cook than white meat, so we'd recommend upping the cook time by a few minutes.Ĭan I use all flour instead of cornstarch? Tip: Our version of this recipe is pan fried, which saves you time and energy instead of deep frying. It's mainly known for its orange flavor (as you can guess from the name). The orange sauce is sweet with a little tang and a hint of spice. It consists of small cubes of chicken that are breaded, pan-fried, and coated in an orange sauce. The result is crispy bites of chicken coated in a sweet and sticky orange-flavored sauce that seeps perfectly onto an accompanying pile of rice. Orange chicken is a popular item at Chinese restaurants. The dish involves fried chicken tossed in a thick sauce made from orange juice, soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, chili sauce, hoisin sauce, brown sugar, and lemon juice. Orange chicken has become a staple in Chinese-American cuisine, and is a classic choice when it comes to takeout. Serve over rice (and maybe with some crab rangoons if you're feeling extra fancy) for a stay-at-home meal to impress even the biggest Panda lover in your life.

Ready in under an hour with all of the same sweet and savory flavors you love, staying in for weeknight dinner has never been easier. If you just can't get enough of the classic Panda Express dish, our copycat recipe is a game-changer. When I'm not eating I love to take pictures and travel with my husband.Skip the drive-thru tonight-this homemade orange chicken is sweet, sour and perfectly sticky enough to curb any takeout craving. If you're in the UK, check out Riverford for a box supplier as they're amazing! It really opened my horizons in terms of the variety of vegetables I eat. We also were fortunate enough to have a weekly organic veg box delivered to our door, filled with so many lovely vegetables for very little money. When we were in the UK we rarely shopped at supermarkets, trying instead to favour small producers, although we were very lucky in that we lived in London and there was lots of choice. Good food is really important to me - I am happy to pay extra for food that I feel is produced in a sustainable and ethical way and always try to eat using seasonal produce. If I don't reply to a message about one of my recipes, now you know why! Our trip may take several years so if it's urgent, it's probably better for you to post in the forums ) Right now we are travelling around the world on our bicycles, so I only pop onto Zaar occasionally, when internet connections and time allow me to.

This is a picture of me and my husband in Portugal, climbing up above the clouds with our bikes.

Chinese orange chicken