Best 5 Mamas Orange Chicken Recipes

MOM'S ORANGE CURRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Rinse and remove skin from chicken pieces and dry thoroughly.
• Sprinkle chicken with curry powder to cover and a little salt on both sides and rub into meat.
• Arrange chicken in baking dish sprayed with cooking spray,"skin"-side down.
• Combine orange juice, honey and mustard in saucepan; simmer for 5 minutes.
• Pour over chicken and bake for 30 minutes.
• Turn chicken and continue baking another 20-30 minutes or until richly browned.
• (If sauce is reducing too much, add 1/2 cup water to pan and stir.) Remove chicken to heated serving dish (and/or cover with foil).
• Add orange cartwheels to sauce and heat on stove 1 minute, scraping bottom of pan.
• Pour sauce over chicken and serve.

MAMA'S ASIAN CHICKEN AND RICE

Steps:

• In a bowl, stir together warm water, brown sugar, orange juice, soy sauce, ketchup, white vinegar, garlic, red pepper flakes, five-spice powder, and orange peel until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is well combined.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet or wok over medium heat, and cook and stir the chicken until the outside is golden brown and the inside is no longer pink, 10 to 12 minutes. Pour the sauce mixture over the chicken, bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cover the skillet. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• While the chicken and sauce are simmering, bring the rice and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes. Set the rice aside and keep warm.
• Whisk the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of cold water in a small bowl until smooth, and stir into the chicken and sauce, a few teaspoons at a time. Let the chicken and sauce cook for about 2 minutes to thicken, then serve over hot cooked rice, sprinkled with green onion.

EASY ORANGE CHICKEN RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Slice chicken breast into cubes.
• In a bowl, combine marinade ingredients. Add chicken and stir to coat.
• Let marinate at least 1 hour.
• In a pan, heat oil on medium-high heat. Remove chicken from marinade with a slotted spoon, and cook all sides until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• Add sauce ingredients to pan and bring to a boil, mixing continuously, until mixture thickens, about 5 minutes.
• Serve over rice if desired.
• Enjoy!

MAMA'S ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Rinse chicken in a large colander. Set the colander in the sink to remove excess water.
• Pour peanut oil into the frying pan or deep fryer using medium heat setting.
• In a large freezer bag combine sea salt, peppercorn, and all-purpose flour. Seal bag and toss for 10 sec.
• Add pieces of chicken into flour mixture toss bag until chicken is coated.
• Carefully place chicken into hot oil frying 10-15 minutes on both sides or until golden brown. Remove chicken place on a paper towel to remove excess oil.
• In a large saucepan combine 1 cup of water, orange juice, rice vinegar, and soy sauce over medium heat. Stir for 5 minutes.
• Stir in brown sugar, garlic, orange zest, ginger, and red pepper. Bring to a boil.
• In a small bowl combine 1/4 cup of cold water into corn starch. Stir until dissolved. Slowly stir corn starch mixture into orange sauce until thickens.
• Pour over chicken toss until well coated. This is also great over shrimp, pork, or beef.

ORANGE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Saute chicken in a large skillet until lightly browned, about 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from skillet and set aside.
• In a medium bowl combine the flour, broth, juice, marmalade and pepper. Mix together. Heat mixture in a medium saucepan over medium low heat, stirring constantly, until bubbly. Add chicken and cook over low heat for 4 minutes.