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# Chinese Orange Chicken

- [Made in Slatesource](https://slatesource.com/u/steph/chinese-orange-chicken)
- By [Steph](https://slatesource.com/u/Steph)
- Food & Drinks
- Created on May 26, 2026

## Chinese Orange Chicken

A Chinese chicken dish. Real cooking, no shortcuts.

Ingredients

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🍊 Zest of 1 Orange

🍊 1/4 cup Orange Juice

🥣 1/4 cup Soy Sauce

• 1/4 cup Water

🍚 1/3 cup Rice Vinegar

• 1 tablespoon Cornstarch

🫒 1 tablespoon Sesame Seed Oil

🍬 1/2 cup Sugar

🍗 650g Chicken Thighs

🥚 2 large Egg

🧂 1 tsp Salt

🌶 1/4 tsp Black Pepper

• 1/2 cup Cornstarch

🌾 1/2 cup All purpose flour

🫒 2 cups Vegetable Oil

🧄 2 cloves chopped Garlic

• 1 chopped Shallots

• Sliced Scallions

• Garnish Sesame Seed

🍚 To serve Rice

Total time

12 minutes

Serves

4

Difficulty

Easy

Origin

China, wok hei tradition

Take the chicken out of the fridge thirty minutes before cooking. Cold meat into a hot pan equals dry meat at the table.

[Source recipe on TheMealDB](https://www.themealdb.com/meal/53365?utm_source=slatesource)