Grammy's Kitchen · Orange Chicken · Instant Pot Orange Chicken
One of 61 orange chicken recipes we measured
It ranks #61 of 61 for crust crunch among the orange chicken recipes we compared. 9 cooks on kristineskitchenblog.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 | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 37% | 0% |
| aromatics | 67% | 1% |
| sweetener | 8% | 4% |
| fat | 2% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| zest of 1 orange | |
| 1/2 cup orange juice (from 1 large orange) | |
| 53 g | 1/4 cup brown sugar (or honey or pure maple syrup) |
| 64 g | 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce |
| 45 g | 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic (minced) |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger |
| 2 g | 1 pinch red pepper flakes (optional) |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon olive oil |
| 680 g | 1.5 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts (or thighs or tenders) |
| 185 g | 1 cup long grain white rice such as jasmine or basmati (rinsed and drained (see note)) |
| 237 g | 1 cup water |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon cornstarch |
| 15 g | 1 tablespoon water |
| 450 g | 3 green onions (sliced) |
| sesame seeds |
Method: 11 steps, published by kristineskitchenblog.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I use brown rice which means cooking it separately, of course. Do you have stove top or slow cooker directions for the chicken mixture? I would think it would translate to the stovetop, at least. But my slow cooker keeps my kitchen cooler. I have a brand new I” — a cook, 5.0★
“I was very skeptical that this dish would be this good but I'm so glad I tried it !!!! It is way beyond what I expected. The flavor is fresh-crisp and clean without any of the chemical taste found in so many of the restaurant foods. I must admit though, tha” — a cook, 5.0★