Grammy's Kitchen · Orange Chicken · Chinese Takeout Orange Chicken
One of 61 orange chicken recipes we measured
67 cooks on thestayathomechef.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 61.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| egg | 6% | 0% |
| liquid | 33% | 0% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 3% | 1% |
| sweetener | 23% | 4% |
| fat | 0% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 7200 g | 4 boneless skinless chicken breast |
| 200 g | 4 large egg whites |
| 16 g | 2 tablespoons cornstarch |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon white pepper |
| 1 cup orange juice | |
| 1 medium orange (zested) | |
| 60 g | 1/4 cup rice vinegar |
| 32 g | 2 tablespoons soy sauce |
| 71 g | 1/3 cup brown sugar |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon ground ginger |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes |
| 59 g | 1/4 cup water |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon cornstarch |
| 436 g | 2 cups vegetable oil (for frying) |
| 40 g | 1/4 cup sliced green onion (to garnish) |
Method: 8 steps, published by thestayathomechef.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
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