Grammy's Kitchen · Orange Chicken · Lighter Orange Chicken
One of 61 orange chicken recipes we measured
5 cooks on www.lecremedelacrumb.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 61.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 0% | 1% |
| sweetener | 1% | 4% |
| fat | 1% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 6300 g | 3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into bite-size pieces) |
| 51 g | 1/3 cup corn starch |
| 54 g | 1/4 cup vegetable oil |
| 1/2 cup orange juice (2 large oranges) | |
| 1 tablespoon orange zest (from 2 large oranges) | |
| 48 g | 3 tablespoons soy sauce |
| 64 g | 3 tablespoons honey |
| 30 g | 2 tablespoons rice vinegar ((may sub white vinegar)) |
| 6 g | 2 teaspoons minced garlic |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes |
| 15 g | 1 tablespoon cold water |
| 10 g | 1 tablespoon corn starch |
| green onions, sesame seeds, steamed rice (for serving) |
Method: 6 steps, published by www.lecremedelacrumb.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Just made this and it was easy and tasty. I like the brightness of the fresh orange and the kick from the chili flakes. There was too much sauce and I only ended up using about 1/2 of it, but otherwise great!” — a cook, 5.0★
“Delicious! I have added to monthly rotation. I did add 1/4 tspn sesame oil. Thank you for an easy supper.” — a cook, 5.0★