Copycat Panda Express Orange Chicken
This recipe for orange chicken is mouthwatering, you will never want to spend money on takeout again once you learn this easy recipe.
Equipment
- large skillet
Ingredients
For the chicken
- 2 lbs Chicken tenderloin Boneless and skinless
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 large eggs
- 4 cup Oil for cooking
For The Sauce
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/2 tbsp orange zest
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 tbsp mayonnaise
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
Instructions
For the chicken
- Slice the chicken into 1 inch thick strips
- Combine the flour and cornstarch and 1 teaspoon salt in a mixing bowl and whisk
- Whisk the four eggs in a separate mixing bowl
- Thoroughly coat it’s chicken strip and eggs and then the flour mixture and set aside
- Repeat the steps until all your chicken slices are thoroughly coated in the batter
- Use a large cooking skillet to heat the cooking oil on medium high heat
- Carefully drop the chicken pieces into the hot oil and cook for five minutes then turn them over and cook for another five minutes
- When each chicken pieces is done cooking move it over to a large clean mixing bowl
- Melt the butter in a sauce pan before whisking in the remaining sauce ingredients
- Show me simmer on medium low heat while working for five minutes
- Remove the sauce from the heat and then pour it on top of the cooked chicken pieces in the mixing bowl and tossed with a spoon until all the chicken pieces are coated in the sauce
- Allow it to rest for five minutes then serve, sprinkle with some sesame seeds for garnish