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Honey Orange Chicken - skillet chicken with savory, sweet and tangy honey orange sauce. Easy recipe, takes 20 mins, great for dinner!
It’s Fall! Even though it’s still scorching hot here in Southern California, the rest of the continent is starting to cool down.
When it comes to Fall, nothing beats a hearty home-cooked meal.
And when it comes to dinner at home, everyone loves chicken and I have developed this most amazing honey orange chicken recipe for you.
Everyone loves Orange Chicken, deep-fried battered chicken in a sweet and tangy orange sauce made famous by Chinese restaurants.
I love the regular orange chicken but deep-frying battered chicken is such a mundane kitchen chore, so I changed things up a bit and make it into a simple skillet honey orange chicken recipe that takes only 20 minutes and no deep-frying.
This recipe yields juicy, moist, and absolutely delightful chicken steeped in an addictive honey-orange sauce. Serve the chicken with steamed rice and you will have an utterly scrumptious and satisfying home-cooked meal. Enjoy!
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This recipe is only 424 calories per serving.
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Honey Orange Chicken
Ingredients
- 5 chicken thighs
- 1 tablespoon Asian cooking wine, sake or Chinese rice wine, optional
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- chopped parsley leaves, for garnishing
- white sesame seeds, for garnishing
Sauce:
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 3 1/2 tablespoons honey , or more to taste
- 1-2 teaspoons bottled garlic chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce , or more to taste
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Debone the chicken thighs, keeping the skin on. Add the cooking wine and soy sauce to the chicken, and stir to combine well.
- Add all the ingredients for the Sauce and whisk to combine well. Set aside.
- Heat a skillet and pan-fry the chicken skin side down. Turn it over and pan-fry both sides until browned. Transfer the chicken to a serving platter. Add cooking oil to the skillet and sauté the garlic until slightly browned. Return the chicken to the skillet, followed by the Sauce.
- Turn the heat to low and let the sauce cook until it reduces slightly. Top the chicken with parsley and sesame seeds. Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Looks fantastic! Can this be baked? If so, at what temperature and for how long?
Please follow the recipe as suggested.
Can I make this with chicken breasts?
Yes, you sure can!
May I know if the orange juice is freshly squeezed or off the shelf kind?
Both is fine.
Just these pictures are enough to make me drool. Thanks for sharing this awesome dish!
Hi, may I know if you are referring to light soya sauce or dark soya sauce? Thanks!
Light soy sauce.
Hi, may I know are you referring to light soya sauce or dark soya sauce? Thanks!
Looks so yummy and yes I do love Orange Chicken (tried your previous recipe on it and dropped a comment too). Thanks for sharing!
Thanks DZ. :)