You can not go wrong with this classic Asian dish. Skip your typical takeout order tonight and make this delicious sauce to pair with chicken. If you really want to have a full meal out of it, feel free to add rice, vegetables, or anything else you wish. No matter how you decide to prepare it, the Asian Chicken with Orange Sauce will never fail.
Asian Chicken with Orange Sauce Ingredients
One reason I love to make this dish is because it is so simple and does not require a ton of ingredients. Here is everything you need to make your next go-to-dinner dish: Asian Orange Chicken Sauce.
- Soy Sauce
- Rice Vinegar
- Honey
- Garlic
- Orange (for juice and zest)
- Corn Starch
- Sesame Seeds
- Optional: Green Onions
How To Make The Perfect Asian Orange Chicken Sauce
To get started with this amazing dish, begin by mincing your garlic cloves into a small bowl. Then, add the soy sauce to this bowl. I prefer low-sodium soy sauce. After this, add the rice vinegar, honey, orange zest, and one cup of freshly squeezed orange juice. If you do not have fresh oranges, orange juice works well, too. If you do not have honey, I find that maple syrup offers the same texture and sweetness, so no need to stress.
Now, set your sauce aside and to get started with the chicken. Sauté your chicken, and make sure to brown your chicken on either side. The chicken does not have to be fully cooked yet, and you do not want it to dry. Then, once the chicken is a little brown and cooked halfway through, add your sauce to the pan on medium heat. Let it cook for one minute and mix the sauce in. Afterwards, on low heat, add one tablespoon of corn starch at a time, until you reach your thickness preference for the sauce. Here, make sure to mix this well and wait a few seconds before adding another tablespoon of cornstarch. Let the chicken and sauce cook until the chicken is ready. Once the chicken is ready, add sesame seeds and mix them in to combine them with the sauce.
Optional: If you would like, you can add in chopped green onions for extra texture and flavor.
What Pairs Well with Orange Chicken?
If you want to add more to your dinner, the possibilities are endless with this dish. There is so much you can add to amp up your dinner. Here are a few examples of what Asian Orange Chicken pairs well with:
- White Rice
- Brown Rice
- Rice Noodles
- Quinoa (for a low-carb dinner option)
- Mixed Vegetables
My family often does an Asian feast night and we make our own Asian wontons, a few fried wontons, and home made duck sauce. These extra additions, whichever you may choose, create the perfect dinner to any weeknight or date night at home.
Now, you are ready to get started on your own. Here is the official recipe for the simple and delicious Asian Chicken with Orange Sauce.
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Easy Orange Chicken Sauce
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: Asian
Description
Easy and quick asian orange chicken sauce to make at home. Pairs well with brown rice, white rice, or quinoa for a low carb option.
Ingredients
1.5-pound chicken cubes
1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1/2 cup Honey
2 minced cloves of garlic
1 cup of orange juice
Zest of one orange
2 to 3 tbsp of cornstarch
2 to 3 tbsp of sesame seeds
1 bunch green onions chopped for garnish
Instructions
1. Combine the soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, minced garlic, orange juice, orange zest, in a bowl, and make sure to mix well.
2. Saute the chicken until brown and halfway cooked.
3. Add the sauce to the chicken on medium heat. Cook for one minute and make sure to mix, so the sauce doesn’t stick or burn.
4. On low heat add one tbsp of corn starch at a time until you reach desired thickness for the sauce. Cook until chicken is ready.
5. Add your seasame seeds and mix well.
6. Serve with a side of brown rice, white rice, or quinoa and top off with chopped green onions.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 262
- Sugar: 40.8g
- Sodium: 1081mg
- Fat: 3.1g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 49.8g
- Fiber: 1.3g
- Protein: 9.3g
- Cholesterol: 16mg
Keywords: Asian orange chicken, orange chicken sauce, low carb orange chicken
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