Cheesecake Factory Orange Chicken is made by preparing a delicious creamy orange sauce in which the chicken is cooked. The chicken is first fried separately and then cooked in the orange sauce. The orange sauce is made of orange zest or orange juice, which must be fresh for good flavor.
Cheesecake Factory Orange chicken is a dish with roasted chicken coated in rich orange sauce, and everyone would love to have this side dish on their tables for formal meals.
INGREDIENTS
- Oil for frying
- 2 eggs at room temperature
- 1/2 cup flour
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
For Chicken Sauce
- one tablespoon of sesame oil
- 1/2 tablespoon red chili flakes
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1 cup of orange juice fresh
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Cornstarch
- 1/2 tablespoon ginger
- Orange zest of two oranges
- 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
- Green onion for garnishing
Method to Make the Cheesecake Factory Orange Chicken
Making the sauce
Take a bowl and add all the sauce ingredients into this bowl. Avoid the addition of corn starch.
Make cornstarch slurry separately in another container and put it aside.
Bring a large-sized pan, transfer the mixture to the pan, and cook at slow heat. Once simmered, add cornstarch slurry into it and then simmer for some time.
Preparing the Chicken
Pour oil into a cooking pan and then heat it.
While the oil is getting heated, whisk eggs in a bowl and add chicken pieces. Take out the lemon zest.
Then combine the cornstarch with the flour and then coat the egg-coated chicken pieces in the flour.
Put the chicken pieces aside. Then divide the chicken into two halves and fry in the heated oil. Once the chicken is browned in the oil, take it out and put it on the paper towels.
Once frying is done, add the chicken pieces to the cooked hot orange sauce. Stir to coat the chicken, and then in the end, garnish by sprinkling the diced green onions.
Serve the Orange chicken in your dinner.
FAQs?
Do we add chili sauce to the orange sauce?
No chili sauce or chilies are added to the orange sauce as this sauce is not too much spicy. Most flavorful ingredients are added to it, like soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and orange zest for the orange flavor.
With what dish do we serve the Orange chicken sauce?
You can pair the orange chicken with plain rice and fill it in for your dinner. The chicken can also be used in tortilla wraps or simply with tortillas.
Cheesecake Factory Orange Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- Oil for frying
- 2 eggs at room temperature
- 1/2 cup flour
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
For Chicken Sauce
- one tablespoon of sesame oil
- 1/2 tablespoon red chili flakes
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1 cup of orange juice fresh
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon Cornstarch
- 1/2 tablespoon ginger
- Orange zest of two oranges
- 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
- Green onion for garnishing
Instructions
Making the sauce
- Take a bowl and add all the sauce ingredients into this bowl. Avoid the addition of corn starch.
- Make cornstarch slurry separately in another container and put it aside.
- Bring a large-sized pan, transfer the mixture to the pan, and cook at slow heat. Once simmered, add cornstarch slurry into it and then simmer for some time.
Preparing the Chicken
- Pour oil into a cooking pan and then heat it.
- While the oil is getting heated, whisk eggs in a bowl and add chicken pieces. Take out the lemon zest.
- Then combine the cornstarch with the flour and then coat the egg-coated chicken pieces in the flour.
- Put the chicken pieces aside. Then divide the chicken into two halves and fry in the heated oil. Once the chicken is browned in the oil, take it out and put it on the paper towels.
- Once frying is done, add the chicken pieces to the cooked hot orange sauce. Stir to coat the chicken, and then in the end, garnish by sprinkling the diced green onions.
- Serve the Orange chicken in your dinner.
