Grammy's Kitchen · Orange Chicken · BEST Orange Chicken
One of 61 orange chicken recipes we measured
from thecozycook.com
It ranks #1 of 61 for crust crunch among the orange chicken recipes we compared. 7 cooks on thecozycook.com rate it 4.7★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 61.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| egg | 14% | 0% |
| liquid | 11% | 0% |
| leavener | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 1% | 1% |
| sweetener | 13% | 4% |
| fat | 38% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 680 g | 1 1/2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breast (or thighs) |
| Salt/Pepper | |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs (whisked) |
| 272 g | 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil (plus more as needed) |
| 64 g | 1/2 cup cornstarch, + 2 additional tablespoons (divided) |
| 30 g | 1/4 cup flour |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon baking soda |
| 3/4 cup orange juice | |
| 80 g | 1/3 cup chicken broth |
| 64 g | 1/4 cup soy sauce |
| 50 g | 1/4 cup white sugar |
| 40 g | 3 tablespoons light brown sugar |
| 30 g | 2 tablespoons rice vinegar (can sub white vinegar) |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon freshly minced ginger (or 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger) |
| 9 g | 3 cloves garlic (minced) |
| 12 g | 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch |
| 1 teaspoon orange zest (optional- see notes) | |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon hot sauce |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil |
| Green onions |
Method: 12 steps, published by thecozycook.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“You do this meal a total injustice by labeling it under take out! It is SO FAR from being takeout. Honestly, you have RUINED actual chinese takout for me at this point! This is SO much better. I did the jucie and the zest and oh my gosh was it good! Like AC” — a cook, 5.0★
“I made this Orange Chicken for my family this evening, and it was a huge hit! I followed the recipe exactly as written, and it turned out perfect. My husband even said it tasted just like something from a restaurant! I served it with white rice, and it was the” — a cook, 5.0★