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Panda Express Orange Chicken With Bacon

Yield

2 people

Time

30 mins

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Panda Express Orange Chicken with Bacon Copycat recipe. Make it at home in 20 minutes!

Ingredients

– 8 oz. boneless chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces – ▢2 teaspoons cooking oil – ▢2 cloves garlic (minced) – ▢3 slices Applewood-smoked bacon (pan-fried/baked till crisp, cut into pieces) – ▢oil for deep-frying – ▢salt and sugar to taste Frying Batter: – ▢1 egg – ▢1/4 cup all-purpose flour (sifted) – ▢2 tablespoon corn starch – ▢1/2 teaspoon baking powder – ▢1/4 cup water (ice cold) – ▢1/2 tablespoon cooking oil – ▢1 pinch salt Orange Sauce: – ▢1/4 cup orange juice – ▢1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce sauce (Huy Fong "Rooster" brand, (optional)) – ▢3 tablespoons water – ▢2 tablespoons soy sauce – ▢5 teaspoons sugar – ▢1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (red wine vinegar or Chinese white vinegar) – ▢1 teaspoon corn starch

Step 1

– In a bowl, mix in all the Orange Sauce ingredients. Set aside.

Step 2

– In a large bowl, whisk eggs and mix in the rest of the Frying Batter ingredients until batter is smooth. Drop in the chicken cubes and mix well. Heat up a pan or wok with deep-frying oil.

Step 3

– Gently drop in the battered chicken cubes, one by one, making sure it is spread out to prevent sticking and overcrowding the wok. Deep-fry until color changes to golden brown and completely cooked. Dish out and drain on paper towels.

Step 4

– Heat up the pan/wok or over medium-high heat with 2 teaspoons of cooking oil. Stir-fry the garlic until fragrant.

Step 5

– Gently pour in the Orange Sauce mixture, stir until the sauce thicken. You may adjust additional seasoning as per taste, i.e. water (if sauce is too thick, cornstarch solution, to thicken the sauce), add salt, sugar, chili sauce, to taste.

Step 6

– Toss in the deep-fried chicken and bacon, stir well, dish out and ready to serve with warm steamed white rice.

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