Comments on: Orange Chicken Recipe

By: Rima H.

Rima H. — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:27:10 +0000

I made this recipe today and my kids loved it. I even substituted regular flour with wheat free flour. Thank you so so so much

By: Vy

Vy — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:32:22 +0000

i made this for my boyfriend bc he loves the panda express orange chicken. i didnt want him to eat out so much so i wanted to make this from scratch. i was nervous it might turn out wrong. but i followed the directions and it was great. he finished it in two minutes. thanks!

By: lucy

lucy — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:53:09 +0000

I made your orange chicken. my kids just loved it. After cooking the chicken and the sause, I put them in the oven so the sause can thicken more into the chicken and I can only say WOW!!! My kids said that, that was the most awesome orange chicken they had ever had. You might want to try that. Just let it bake in the oven for about 30 minutes at 400 degrees. Thank you for your recipe.

By: Martha

Martha — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:43:48 +0000

This is such an amazing recipe! The flavor is wonderful, I agree with John A. that it’s better than any restaurant orange chicken. The only problem was that I added a little more oil than necessary when cooking the chicken, but I’ll know not to next time I make it! I also added extra red pepper flakes; my husband and I like our food spicy

By: John A.

John A. — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:35:39 +0000

Made this! It is a bit time consuming but totally worth it, add more orange zest for a more orange flavor. I’m going to try to replace the lemon juice with more fresh squeezed oranges. But overall, the best orange chicken I have ever had, better than any restaurant by a mile.

By: Kiki

Kiki — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:53:53 +0000

Hi, I LOVE this recipe. I think the batter idea is perfect, and it does not end up tasting like egg, as someone above was worried about.
I really love the sauce too, very sharp and fresh. I used a fresh orange for the juice, since I needed to buy one anyway for the zest, and I didn’t want to buy a whole jug of orange juice for two tablespoons. I think it turned out great that way.

I wanted to share a little tip I got from a woman at the local Asian store, where I went to get the rice vinegar and ginger. I had forgotten my shopping list, and asked if she could help me find the ingredients for orange chicken. She told me that her son had made some just last night, and insisted I try the sauce he made. It was very good, if a little spicy. She suggested I buy Thai chili garlic paste, instead of pepper flakes, and add that to the sauce. I did so, and it turned out AWESOME. Just two or three teaspoons will give the sauce a bit of a bite, not really that spicy but a little zing. You could easily add more if you wanted it more spicy, it blends very well with the orange flavor and accentuates it, rather than adding an unwanted chili or garlic flavor.

Thanks again for the recipe, this is going in my home cookbook!

By: Abby

Abby — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:04:30 +0000

thanks! i made this lastnight for my family! it was their favorite dish! it tastes delicous-just like what you get at a restraunt! thank you so much! the only thing i did was add a little cornstarch to thicken up the orange sauce!
10 out of 10!
SO YUMMY

By: Bobby

Bobby — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:43:27 +0000

Abby – You could use peanut oil, or canola or vegetable would work as well.

By: joann downie

joann downie — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:49:15 +0000

I love orange chicken, ever since I tried it at our local mall, and would love to make it for my family, thanks for recipe!

By: Abby

Abby — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:45:12 +0000

This looks delicious!!
i cant wait to make it! i just have one question…
what oil should be used to fry the chicken in?