Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2009

I have been searching for a good Asian Orange Chicken recipe and this is excellent. I only changed a few things because of flavors that I like. I put in Red Chile Sauce for sweet but hotness and I put in more orange zest, juice and ginger for my liking. You can taste it as you make it, which makes it nice. I added some veggies to the sauce while it was boiling (5-7 minutes) and then thickened the sauce. Everyone loved it!

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Robinplez

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Home Town: Newark, Delaware, USA

Living In: Maple Valley, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2009

Made a lot of changes, but that's just my way. To summarize everyone else: don't combine sauce and chicken till the end, cook vegetables separately if wanted (I would), try adding sesame oil (but not more than 1/4 tsp because it's strong), marinading is unnecessary. Also the amount of lemon juice seemed a little much, so I added about half the amount and it was still too much for my taste. Besides all that, the sauce was tasty and indicative of the cheap carryout. Of course it's not going to taste exactly like it because many of those smaller joints deep fry their chicken and use a premade sauce they order from the "Asian Foods" company (which is why it all tastes similar) unless it's a more upscale place.

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Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2009

I made this today for my fiance and myself, and I have to say it was great! The only change I made was I added broccoli to the sauce. In the future l will definitely take the advice of several reviewers to use sesame oil and ALSO I will put the chicken in the oven after frying then pour the sauce on after its cooked so the chicken stays crisp (my only complaint was that the chicken lost all its crispy coating in the sauce). Orange chicken is one of our favorites to order when we go to an asian restaurant and I have to say this recipe is just as good as some of our favs! I should mention that I didn't have enough time to marinate for the full 2 hours, so with just over an hour in the fridge marinating the chicken still soaked up all that great flavor! Not too zesty not too sweet, I will definitely be making this again in the future!

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Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2009

Yummy! I think I can skip the marinating time next time I make this to save up on time. The sauce is flavorful enough for the chicken! :)

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mika707

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Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2009

This is another fav that I cook for my family! I slice up oranges and soak them in sugar, then put them in when the dish is served. It just adds that extra flavor. If your sauce is too runny, then simply add an extra pinch of corn starch, after boiled. The ginger adds a great taste! Serve it up on some fried rice with carrots. Sauce is creamy and rich. This is making me hungry. Also, battered my chicken in tempra to give it that authentic Asian feel. You can buy it at your local asian mart.

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misssbarbie

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Home Town: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2009

WOW! I was really impressed with this recipe. Easy. delicious and the leftovers were just as good. Thank you!!!

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julia

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Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2009

My husband said this was the best meal he's had in a long time.

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Jessie R.

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Home Town: Rapid City, South Dakota, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2009

a lot of work and not as good as our local chinese joint.

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Alan Smith

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Reviewed: Oct. 20, 2009

This chicken is amazing. I added 2 tbs cornstarch and simmered 1/2 lb thawed mixed frozen veggies with the sauce during the simmer time. I kept the chicken warm in the oven at 200C and then added it to the dish at the very end to avoid losing the breading. Next time I'll try sticking the breading on with some egg.

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asane

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Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2009

We bought some Panda Express Sweet n Sour sauce, so I used this recipe to make orange chicken. Came out great! Family really enjoyed it!

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Jen S.

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Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2009

Wowzers!! This is soo yummy! I also added 2 tsp cornstarch with 1 tbls water, and don't heat the chicken in the sauce...! It's best to keep the chicken heated and then add the sauce to coat nicely! You will not be disappointed!

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Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2009

I liked the light breading of this orange chicken but did not particularily like the orange sauce. The taste was good but I did not think it was as thick or sweet as it should be. May try this recipe again but look into ways to thicken/sweeten the sauce.

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Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2009

Great flavor, but for some reason the breading did not work at all. We followed the suggestion of using egg before dipping chicken in the flour mix, and the end result was super super gooey. (I never seem to have much luck with breading anyway.) I rated it 5 stars for the great flavor, and since I think the problem was from our alteration. I plan to make this again, but without any alterations. I also accidentally doubled the orange peel and it wasn't noticable.

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Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2009

Great Recipe! Thank You for sharing! I followed it as is & it turned out great!

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Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2009

excellent taste! but next time I think I will skip the flouring part (unless I am pouring the sauce over it in the end instead of tossing, it doesn't make)sense to me to flour it if it will just end up soggy in the end

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Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2009

Excellent! The sauce was enough to marinate 4 chicken breast. Better than anything :)

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Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2009

Ay-yay-yay! Real Orange Chicken and it's better than Panda Express. Did everything it called for except I did not deep fry the chicken. I just browned the chicken in pan and lots of ground black pepper til there's no more pink. The sauce is as is but I found to have the lemon mixed after it's done simmering for 15 mins. Oh and I used 2 med Oranges for the zest and it's juice. Great recipe! Keeper!

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Reviewed: Sep. 12, 2009

This turned out so good, great orange flavor and pretty easy to make, i will make this again

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Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2009

This recipe was easy and delicious...my sisters couldn't believe that it was home made not bought from the little chinese restaurant down the street.

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Reviewed: Sep. 7, 2009

I made this while my mother-in-law was visiting and she would not leave until I gave her the recipe. It was fantastic! I did add a little sesame oil and I serve it with rice that I cooked with orange juice and a a little ginger and a nice garden salad. I will make this with pork next time because my hubby won't eat chicken and I want him to be able to enjoy it.

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