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Orange Chicken Platter with Rice and broccoli

The Best Orange Chicken Recipe- Gluten Free

This orange chicken recipe is ridiculously good and easy to make! After eating this recipe you'll never want any other...
5 from 4 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 783 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 Frying Pan Or Deep Fryer
  • Oil Splatter Screen Optional

Ingredients
 
 

Orange Sauce

  • 1 Tbsp Orange Zest Approx. 2 Oranges
  • ½ Cup Orange Juice
  • ½ Cup Mirin
  • ½ Cup White Sugar
  • 1 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 2 Tbsp Garlic Chili Paste
  • 1 Tbsp Fresh Garlic
  • 1.5 Tbsp Fresh Ginger Grated
  • 2 Tbsp Avocado Oil Or another neutral oil
  • 2 tsp Himalayan Pink Salt 1 tsp if Sea or Table Salt
  • ¼ Cup Dried Chilis-Slivered I use either Mulato, Ancho, Szechuan, or Pasillo Chilis

Fried Chicken Bites

  • 1 Cup Brown Rice Flour or Sweet Rice Flour or Potato Starch
  • 2 tsp Himalayan Pink Salt
  • 4 lbs Chicken Thighs- Cut to bite sized pieces
  • High Heat Cooking Oil ¼ inch deep 1 Cup in a 10in frying pan

Accompaniments

  • Jasmine Rice with Black Sesame
  • Al Dente Sauteed Broccoli

Instructions
 

Making The Orange Sauce

  • In a small/medium sized pot, combine all ingredients from the Orange Sauce Recipe. Mix the ingredients and cook over medium heat until you reach a boil. Lower the temperature to a medium simmer and cook for approximately 15 minutes until the sauce has reduced to a medium viscosity. (This releases the oils in the orange zest making it more floral along with thickening the sauce.)
  • Set the sauce aside and make the chicken.

Making The Fried Chicken

  • In a large frying pan, preferably on an outside side burner or in a deep fryer add your high heat oil and preheat the oil to approximately 350°F.
  • Clean and cut your chicken into bite sized pieces. Place the chicken in a ziplock bag, pour in the potato starch, and salt, then shake vigorously until all the chicken is lightly coated in the starch and salt.
  • Add the chicken to the frying pan/deep fryer and fry the chicken for approximately 4 minutes on each side (or until golden brown, about 7-8 minutes total).
  • Once the chicken pieces are fried, carefully remove them and place them on a paper towel lined plate to absorb excess oil.
  • Transfer the chicken to a clean frying pan and on medium heat add half the Orange Sauce and saute for 3-4 minutes until the sauce has nicely thickened and coats the chicken.
  • Remove the chicken from the heat and serve with cooked jasmine rice and sides of your choice!
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 783kcalCarbohydrates: 93gProtein: 61gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 287mgSodium: 2268mgPotassium: 1051mgFiber: 4gSugar: 64gVitamin A: 2729IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 72mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Chicken, Chinese, Fried Chicken, Gluten Free, Orange
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