Orange Chicken

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 61.

	this recipe	typical
egg	7%	0%
liquid	33%	0%
aromatics	1%	1%
sweetener	15%	4%
fat	0%	0%

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

50 g	1 large egg
16 g	1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 g	1/2 teaspoon light brown sugar
680 g	1 1/2 lb boneless, (skinless chicken thighs (or chicken breasts or tenderloins), cut into 1-in (2.5-cm) pieces)
64 g	1/4 cup soy sauce
106 g	1/2 cup (packed) light brown sugar
60 g	1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
	1/4 cup orange juice, (from 1 orange)
240 g	1 cup chicken broth
16 g	2 tablespoons cornstarch
7 g	1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil
2 g	3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
128 g	1 cup cornstarch
40 g	1/3 cup all-purpose flour
	Heaping 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
	Vegetable oil
6 g	1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger, (from a 2-in (5-cm) knob)
9 g	3 cloves garlic, (minced)
	4 scallions, (thinly sliced, white and green parts separated)
	Rice, (for serving)

Method: 5 steps, published by www.onceuponachef.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Hello Jenn! I do not write many reviews but had to - We absolutely loved this recipe! I made it on a week night. A bit time intensive for a week night but several steps I could have prepped the morning of, to make ready for the afternoon (mixing the sauce” — a cook, 5.0★

“Jen, I made the Orange Chick recipe tonight. Turned out gret! Made a few adjustments. Same amount of chicken but doubled the sauce and added about a tablespoon of orange zest. To that I wanted some veggies- put in broccoli, peas and slaw mix. Thanks so much fo” — a cook, 5.0★